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A  THRILI.I.N(i  INlUAiN  TALE  OF  THh!  WAR  OF  1819! 


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BY   MAJOR   RICHARDSON, 


MIIICKS  III'    rilK  I'RKSS. 
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ilceiily  intcrcicinB  ni^rnilivi  . .  t  i.<-  i 

tic  imlure  nl  ln(li«n  wMrfiirt)  1=  ili'iiicie'"  liy  our  mtihnr  with  the  Iruthfiiliiiv 

I. —  7'Ac  Hirina,  ,,    ,  ,.1  r 

„iiir  iif  VViui  \iiii  (Jee.  «iiicp  thf  dciniie  of  (.'okirt,  9tiinil«  unnralled  as  a  writer  of  the  romance  of 

qirfiire.    'I'lin  limik  now  |hii  forlli  i<  lierhHps  tht^  most  interesting  story  >if  the  kind  whicli  h»»  ever 

till'  Anieriiiin  Press,— J, ilernrij  Journnl.  ■  .      , 

work  of  intense  interest,  connected  with  one  of  the  most  thrilling  scenes  thiit  ever  occiirr.,d  in  the 

rliirc  of  iliis  liintiniMit.    'I'lie  iiiithor  Iius  sustBined  »nd  even  exceeded  his  previoits  high  repttlstion— 

he  lerrilile  f.;,eni's  of  real  history  with  a  romantic  interest  that  renders  Iheiii  fascinating  to  the  last 

feriVillv  drawn  iiicture  of  Indian  warlHre— its  cruelties,  its  atrocities,  and  also  its  strange  wild  romance. 

Aiterary  Oaitltc. 


NEW-YORK: 
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43  ANN-STREET. 


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THE  MASSACRE  AT  CHICAGO. 


A  llOMANCE  OF  THE  AMERICAN  RRVOLUTION. 


ATJTIIOR   OF   "WACOU 


BY  MAJOR  lUCIIARDSON, 

STA."    "HARDSORAmiLK."    'KCARTE."   "JACK   BRAO  IM  SPAIN,' 
■TECUMSKH,"  kc. 


N  E  W    Y  0  R  K : 
n.     LONG     AND     BROTHER, 

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PREFATORY  INSCRIPTION, 


My  PaVi*..^  a»k  of  me  a  couplo  of  page»  of  matter    o 
„re-,.do  -'.L    TA.     U  »  .c».ecly  nccc»ary  to  .tute    ll.at  tl.o 

"   „    .  .:.  .e.t  .rr-!>-  »  """'^  '»  "'""""1  '"'• 

'h..  anV-tWr  -.ref««  tl...  tha.  »luoh  admit,  the  i,.tn,aua,o„ 
of   b„.;o„c   ...ctly   .ictit^ou,    cha^ter-Mariu    IIoywood-.» 
the  b„V<,  .,;,«t  1^,  i..  a  gr-at  degrte,  supet-cvogaWry.    Yet 
2Z  avail  ■.^•.■r  of  .hU  r>.«i.g  opportunity  o    ma,nlo»t,ng 
if  deep    interest    .  A    ,vmpa.,,y    .ith    whi.h    I      ave    over 
regarded  ,ho,e  brave  spirit.-heroe.  no.  le»  tl.un  l.ercme»- 
I   participated   .„  .he  .rials  of  tl.at  brief  but  horr.d  epe^h 
How   ,,an   1   l«twr  exe.nplify    .Id,  .l,a„   by   m^nbmg   to  .he 
dcacendanu  of  .he  venerable  founder  of  .he  C^"y  °'  <^''-80- 
prominen.  aetor   ,n   the  seo,te_.»  well    »    to    .he    gallan 
„,ii.ary    survivor,    of   the    Ma>«aere,    if   any    yet    ex.,.,    .he 
frui.,  of  .hat   interest  and   that   sympathy. 

Dedications  and  laseription,  ha"o  aln,o,t  grown  ou  of 
fa.,hion-at  lea,,  .hey  are  not  ,0  general  tn  .he  pre,e„. 
tnZ  a,  in  the  day,  of  Dryden :  bu.  where,  througn 
.hem,  an  opp,.rtnnity  for  .he  expression  of  esteent  and  sympa.^^, 
L,  prese„.ed,  an  Author  may  gladly  ava.l  h.n^elf  o  he 
«,ea4on  to  show  .hat  no  eom.non  interest  n.Ilueneed  .he 
traeins,  of  hb.  pen-no.  .he  mere  desire  .o  make  a  boot, 
but  to  es.ablish  on  a  high  pedestal,  and  .o  eireulate  through 
the  most  attractive  and   p..pular  medium,  the  ments  of  those 


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if  mwrikcw, 

whose    d»H!(l3    atifl    sufTctings    liiiv«    ijj.npijtvl    h\m     with     the 
gt!tujroufl  spirit  of  ouh)giatio  corniiicnt. 

To  lltT  Mojosty'rt  4lHt  UoKiin.Mit,  in  pfnrri.sop  sil  Dt-troit 
shortly  ullcr  tho  ocourremuw  lion-iii  ilctuilod,  my  llrst  Iinliun 
Tate,  "  Wacoi'STA,"  wiw  iiiwTibcd,  uml  this  in  moinory  of 
liic  long,  and  by  no  uwawy.  fftitluT-bod  Bcrvicp  I  imd  Hocn 
Willi  thiit  ^aWmt  Corps,  in  tlio  then  Wrstcrn  wilds  of 
America;  it  wsus  a  tribute  of  llu;  soldior  to  his  <H)inpaiii<jnrt 
in  arms.  In  tlic  Banio  Hpirit  I  inscribe  "  VVah-NAN-oek"  to 
those  who  were  then  our  enemies,  but  whose  couraj^i!  and 
whose  sullerings  were  well  known  to  all,  and  claimed  our 
deep  sympathy,  our  respect,  and  our  admiration, — none  more 
than  the  noblo  Mrs.  lleald,  and  Mrs.  Helnn',  the  former 
♦kc  wife  of  the  Commanding  Oflicer,  the  hittir  the,  daughter 
of  tho  patriarch  of  Illinois,  Mr.  Kenzie,  Home  y  lars  ainco 
gathered  to    his    forefathers. 


TnK  Author. 


New  York,  March  30/fc,  1853. 


\VAU"NAN-(iEE; 


Tin:     MASSACRi:    AT    CHICAGO. 


ClIAPTKH  I. 


••  Ho  hw  oomc  to  opo  tho  purpUi  tcitnmont  of  war."— /fi>Aar«f  // 

It  was  tlic  7ll.  of  AuKust.  1812.  whon  Winnebi-«,  lU  conti.lontiul  Indian 
mu8s»'nuer  of  Captain  1Uh(11..v,  commandinK  fort  I  »..url)orn.  sudd.n.y  mado 
l.i.  ap,.7.uraiu:.-  xutl.in  tl.o  s[ockmU.  Will,  iv  countrnancc  on  winch  wu^ 
depi.'t'd  tnori!  of  iIp'  sfrioUHness  and  con.;<rn  llian  nsually  attach  to  hw  race, 
hn  r.MM...st..d  111.)  ntli.wT  ..f  t!,.'  «uard,  I.i.^ub.nant  Klni.l-y.  to  allow  him  to 
paHH  to  tho  apartmont  .,f  th.-  t  'hief.  Th.-  M.haltorn  shook  hnnronuly  hy 
tho  hand  a.  an  old  and  familiar  acciuaintanco  ;  and,  ha  f  l;iu-hm;<ly  taunl^ 
in},'  him  with  th.'  i,'r.'at  Hnl.tnnity  ..f  his  ^n^vl,  iunked  hnu  where  ho  liud 
btHin  ho  Ion..-,  un.l  what  n  w- li<^  brou^'ht.  ,,     n  xx. 

"  Herrv  bad  nows,"  n-pli.'-l  th.^  Indian  t;ras.lv;  "  inunt  see  him  Oubbor 
nor  dir.ctlv-dis  1,'ivo  him  ;"  and  thruslin-  his  l.an.l  into  the  boH.,m  ..f  his 
dforskin  Hhirt,  ho  drew  forth  a  laryo  Hoalod  pnckct,  evidently  an  officul 

despatch. 

"  From  I  'I'troit,  Winnobe^'  i" 

"  Yos,  coino  in  two  days— .^nxnit  nows— ba.l  news  !  ^^ 

'•  Indood  •?     You  sliall  sno  th."  (^jmuiaudinM;  olhoor  direotly.  ^ 

"  Coriioral  C.Hins,  con.lu.'t  Winnebc},'  to  Captain  lloa.UoyV  quarters. 
'Hio  noii-oommissiou.'.d  utViccr  hastened  to  acquit  hnns.;lf  ot  th.!  .hity,  and, 
„«  iIr.  ann.>untvm.nt  of  his  name,  tlu)  chi.f  was  admitted  to  tl...  pres.'nco 
of  the  commandant.  ,    ,,,„,^ 

The  litter  raw  at  a  ^^Jaiiee.  from  the  countenance  of  the  Indian,  that  theri 
wiw  Homethinjr  wroiiL?.  Ho  shook  him  warmly  by  tho  hand,  bade  him  bo 
seated,  an.l  lii.ii  Lustily  t.reakiiig  the  seal  of  the  despatch,  with  an  air  ot  pre- 
occuiialion  piM-iisod  its  contents. 

The  docum.Mit  was  from  General  ilull,  and  ran  nearly  a«  follows :— 
"  From  the  diniculty  of  access  to  your  jtost.  cut  off  as  is  tho  communica- 
tion bv  the  numerous  bands  of  hostile  Indians  whom  Tecumseh  has  raised  up 
in  arms  against  us,  I  take  it  for  granted  that  you  are  yet  ignorant  that  war  has 


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i  \^AV'ltAXUW  {OH, 

hffn  «f.'r1ar.'.t  U  IwoPd  Oimt  Rtlfatn  iihtt  tU  Unlt.vl  Ptntr«  Sticli,  liow.'ver, 
IN  III."  iWl,  htcl  ifi  u  iVw  .111)'  I  vx\'*rt  n'Vi«  If  I"  1«'  iurtuiiiuh'il  l.v  u  Im>iiI«i  «f 
msng'»,  wlif'd  mv  p<i*ttion  will  imli"i'.l  Iumi  trvitin.iiu-.  tint  it«  ri;;uril-«  m}"«"lr, 
»)Mi  tlu'  liutitlMi*  of  ili'tViu'  III"  wni'P  iiriJi  cIt.Ulrcii,  wlii-m  nmliinu  i*"H 
pri'wrv.'  fi..ru  th«  tonuihawk  iitid  th  ■  miiIhiix  kiiif.'.  I, in«r<'<»v«r, ftur  much 
for  ('-im.l  <'n.«,  v.lin,  ^iih  a  lio.|y  «\'  U^»  liumtr..i  in«ii,  U  i.t  ii  »<ln>rt  .li-*- 
tiiiui-  from  thi",  aiKJ  will  l.«  iiif.  to  I'inc,  tli.'  iiiHtii.ntan  iillmk  '\n  iiin<l>;  u|t<iii 
mv"'lf.  To  ft.l«l  to  tJ!.'  uritowariitH'M  of  t'\.'iitH.  I  liav.-  jii«t  ii'c.i\.'.l  inl-Hi- 
jj.'iir.'  tlint  the  Kort  of  Mackinaw  lia«  h<vu  taken  by  tl..t  Hi  ili'<li  an-l  tluir  allien, 
Mtihat,  aliii.^t  i-imullaiK'.  iwly  ttilli  tlif  r«'i'<'i|.l  i,,  tin*,  voii  in  all  pi-ohaliilitv 
will  Ii.  ;ir  of  tliiir  inlvMiifi'  ii|ioii  youi«>'lf.  Th >  if.iilt  niiixt  imI  h.'  t"'.<l, 
and  foillnviili  v'lU  «i;i.  >/  il  Itf  i/rl  )>riii-l'n,il>li',  .•vncuati"  »oi;r  pomt  an.l  nlirn 
iipo.i  Kort  Wkvih',  uftrr'l  ^mv^  •'''•'•  <rKt.ii.m.'.l  nil  «li«'  pnlil.''  piopciiy  :oii- 
taii.nl  in  111.' 'fort  aiul  factory  annm^f  tlif  fri<m<ll\  iiuliaim  ar  »utiil  you. 
Thin  It  ino4  iftiportaiit,  for  it  Ih  lUci'Mary  that  tlu'it<'  |i«'oj.|.«  nhoiilil  \h'  con- 
ciliat.'d.  not  only  will,  ii  vi.w  tr)  liic  naf.- Wcort  of  your  .i.litchnietit  to  Kort 
Wavti'',  hut  III  order  to  their  MihM.Miumt  at^iHtallce  here.  Tlnn!  are,  I 
l)eli.'ve,  nearly  five  luindriMl  I'ottowatoniii'it  fncain]  ed  aronnd  y..ii,  and  Micfi 
a  niinie-ouH  body  of  Indians  would,  if  left  fre,«  to  act  au,ain»>t  TiHumseh'K 
wiuiior".  materiallv  Uwhcii  the  .jilticulty  of  my  pOKilion  here.  Trcrt  them 
nn  if  you  ha«l  ih-  uttmmt  reliance  on  tlieir  tidelity.  f'-r  any  appearance  of 
lti^tru^t  mi«ht  only  iiicr.iiM'  the  evil  we  wihli  to  a\oid.  I  lely  I'pon  your 
jiidi{inti;t  and  iliicrelion,  wh'  !»  Cotont'l  Miller  awuret-  mc  are  Kreat.  I 
lia\r  oref.rnd  wriliii).  this  .  ...ili.lentifd  disjiatch  with  my  own  hand,  ui  order 
thai,  iiy  ke.  pini,'  ,our  exposed  conditi.m  a-*  fcerPt  a«  poxMhle,  no  nniieccg. 
cary  ararm  nniy  lie  excited  in  Hie  inhahitantx  of  tliin  lown  hy  a  knowlfdfjo 
of  the  dun^'er  that  thivaleiis  their  iriendx." 

All  Ihii  wart  indeed  new«,  and  most  painful  nn<l  prrplexinK  tiewf ,  to  Cap- 
tain I  le.idl.  V.  lb'  read  ihe  dinpatch  twice,  find  win  n  he  Imd  com|iletfd  the 
se<(ind  pci-ii-al,  he  rais.  d  hi.-t  eyi  s  to  the  ,lii.  f.  who  wax  n  j^ardint,'  him  at 
the  moment  fiveiHy  as  with  n  vii^w  to  read  hi"  inteiition".  .'imi  asked  if  (kmo- 
ral  I  full  had  at  nil"  cmmimieated  to  him  the  coiitentM  of  IIk'  di-pntch. 

'•  Ve!».  (lubhoriier,"  replied  (he  Indian.  "Tell  him  Winnehcij ti-.kc  soger 
—dell  come  l).ick  to  iMioit  -what  say  him,  {}iihl»'rner— ;ro  to  Koi' 
Waviie'jf"  aid  he  Inokcd  e.irne^tly  at  the  conini.indin:,'  otlic-r  while  Im 
wailed  his  aii>sver. 

"  I  do  nut  know,  Winnehei; ;  I  have  not  made  up  my  mind.  We  nuist 
con-ider  what  is  hest  to  he  done." 

All  (liis  WiiH  evaMve.  The  oid'T  was  coneluMVe  with  fa]  lain  Ihiidley. 
!iiid  lis  road  led  over  a  hatteiy  hristlin'^r  with  .•nim"n,  one.' ordeivd,  i,i; 
would  have  made  the  alteinpl;  but,  from  a  motive  ot'  |  rml'iice,  th.'  cause 
fia-  which  h"  I'ould  not  explain  to  himself,  he  was  unwilling'  to  rommunicate 
his  final  determination  to  the  chief. 

'•  !-cav(i  me  now,  Uimieh.jr ;  I  have  mncli  t  do  that  inii-t  he  doiio 
directly;  com..' early  to-moiiow,  and  we  will  talk  the  mailer  o\er.  Mean- 
while,'not  a  word  to  your  youiijf  men  of  the  hc^innin.n-  of  the  war.  ur  the 
f.dl  of  Mackinaw.  l'»o  y./u  promise  me '?  To-morrow  i  will  hold  a  cuuii- 
i-il." 

"  V«s,  Winneheir  j)r.,ini-e,"  he  said,  taking'  the  prolFered  hand  of  Captsdn 
licadley  ;  "  not  s[M>ak  till  to-morrow  \     How  him  tine  stiuav;,  ch  V 


*      V 


nniP 


'-Wl 


TUB  M*•^'^R^l■  a*  ciiicAon. 

'•  :'Cl     p.Hap--T  win  ..n  ^o«  JMnom>.m  council,"  return..!  Ca^ 

'  di«npi.rovnl  of  th.  Hchom-,  und  ^ '';;'?,;  J     i7,ai,V,   «h..„   IhY  «lon«. 

..'nV|.U  cun  thin  ,n.nm.  , •"";^^  .  ^;' J^" ,  "„ :, u  f '  Hu-lv  h.  cannot 
..  Wh..nc.  '-  -'PP-i'-d".  ot -htt  «;  uk.n  by  .-.  Hriti.l.  hm 
..ediiut.  tn-uchory  f f^J' ^un  n  -n  n^y  olllcor..  muko  .        n  the  .U.U 

Jul— »..nHonHC  !     I  will  «»«•'»"     """       ,   7  t„„,.r  ,-,  .  .  „f  i.roc'i'd- 

i„^-my  own  d..lnnunutH-n  "    f^^.  ^ ^    ,,,;,,,,„,,  .,..1  down  in  front 
CollinH  !••  he  culled  t  :>  l»M-  o.d.Tlv.  WW  V.  ,        u    i  ^^^^j  ^j^^^^^^^  ^^ 

of  iho  d.v,r  «M'«nin«  ""  ^'^"  J"'''.r  *>  ' 

''^^•i;,:;;:;;:;ur  ht;>c  ^^^^  the  .«„.  hcuatm^iy.  -  ^^  --a  .i. 

liiind  to  liiH  ciij). 

truiuil."  ,„ 

::  ^::rS^  ^:;i:":;a  the  l>uctor  rodo  o«t  «oon  «fte.  dinner.  .Ir. 

■        i„  th.  dinjction  of  »;"[;''*'^';''J.;;l*'"    nercd  th.  cnmandinff  officer.     "Thw 
"'•„.  direction  of  tl-e  .I'Ml.    niultertu  »"  .  t,.Hi,l.s,  tliere  is  somo 

i.  the  r.ult  of  mv  l-  o^cnu.,  the  '-";;;    '^'J'f^  ;  '^  y>U  should  I  do 
risk.     Hostile  Indians  ,n:iyb.nUh.ne.hmH^^^^^^^^^^^ 

without  omeers,  pressed  us  we  ar.:   v  w        1-  .      ■  k  «      ^  ^^^^..^ 

••••^"S;r-s;;;:h:":;'::'^-^'^^^ 

"'^X„  next  they  leave  the  fort.hey  f  ."-^Jl^- '^J- -^ 

c^.'^-'i'-'i'7.'''';-;i:^kn;;w  th^'  iirr:::^  u...  with  m. 

tl,,,    iK.ctof   return,  let  tlnan    Know 

Klmsiey.  in.mefliately."  j     touohinj?  his  oap;  "  bi'» 

.'  Certainly.  s,r,'    said  (  orp.mil        mns,  u  a  .  Uo„ayne 

ha„,  me."  lu,  n.uttered  as  he  dep-      >      ^   V"  '^\  i.,,,.,  „  bobbery  !" 
.,11  il.  it  W  liius  siiid.     Never  enter  the  tort  iiifuii .      '       ' 

tli.:  .olilo,,ui.n.,  he  -n.n,nl  his  ae...to,nea  w,  L  ^^^^^^^. 

It  was  w>M,  cl.n-  cncrn  at  h.s  heart  tl  a  ^'^  "  ,^7Ji,sU  nee  of  Oe,>e- 
t,  U.  apartment  of  1  j,  -  l;--'';;;;:;;  ^^^  J);:  1 1 r  mind  ^rom  tho 
,al  Hull's  dispateh.  A  f'  ''«'''  l^^i'"^,,,^  snlVerin^s  frum  which,  only 
'''•^;-^''"\t^^^lirtS'!UtnXtobeutterlyeKen..t^  Forso.nO 
an  hour  belore,  :dl  1  ■-.  b  la  .  "  ^''       .  ,    „ii,^.r,  as  if  to  read   M' 

zs^  £  ::r;i:r.w^;  "^«  -■.^' »'  -"■ "-  '"^'-' "" 


^  WAU-NAN-aEE;     OR, 

hand  of  (lie  noblo  womnn  in  his  own,  ho  pressed  it  affectionately  as  hfl 
reiiiurkcd — 

"  Ellen,  you  hiivo  ever  been  mv  friend  and  counsellor,  as  well  as  the 
adored  wifo  with  which  heaven  iiiis  1)1oss(kI  inc,  even  heyond  uU  I  could  h'lvo 
desired  on  earth.  Ti'li  mo  candidly  your  opinion.  What  course  ou^ht  I  to 
pursue  on  this  occasion?  One  ))assui^e  in  the  dis]>atch  leaves  it,  ui  somn 
degree,  optional  to  regulate  my  actions  hy  circumstances.  '  If  it  he  yet 
practicable,'  writes  the  General.  Now,  I  confess  my  mind  is  pretty  well 
made  up  on  thesid)ject,  but,  nevertheless,  I  should  like  to  liave  your  opinion 
to  sustain  me.  'I'hus  armed,  I  can  enter  upon  my  jilans  wiih  the  ;,aeater 
contidence  of  success." 

"  Hut,  dear  Ucadley,  tell  me  what  is  your  opinion,  then  I  will  frankly 
state  my  own." 

"  To  retreat,  as  ordered.  I  have  not  the  excuse  to  oiTer  if  I  would,  that 
the  order  of  the  (Jeneral  is  impraiiicablo ;  be^ades,  to  remain  here  longer 
would  oidy  be  to  insure  our  subsequent  fall.  Even  if  the  captors  of  .Nbicki- 
naw  should  fail  to  carry  our  weak  post,  some  other  force  will  be  sent  to  suc- 
ceed them." 

Mrs.  Ileadley  shook  her  head,  while  a  faint  but  melancholy  smile  passed 
over  her  tine  features. 

"  I  grieve  to  differ  with  you,  Headley,"  she  at  length  snid ;  "  but  I  like 
not  the  idea  of  this  abamlonment  of  the  fort,  to  enter  on  a  retreat  fraught 
with  every  danger  to  us  all.  Hens  well  provisioned  and  armed,  weak 
though  be  your  force,  you  can  but  fall  into  the  hands  of  a  generous  foe. 
Better  that  than  jierish  by  the  tomahawk  in  the  wilderness." 

"  How  mean  you,  ray  dear?"  returned  her  husband,  slightly  annoyed  that 
she  differed  from  him  in  tb.e  decision  at  which  he  had  already  arrived. 
"  What  chance  of  harm  is  there  so  great  in  marching  through  the  woods  as 
in  remaining  here  i  Have  we  not  iive  liundred  Pottowatomie  warriors 
to  escort  us  to  Fort  W^uyne  V" 

"  Alas,  my  too  confiding  husband,  it  is  from  these  very  people  you  have 
named  that  most  I  fear  the  danger." 

"Nonsense  !"  returned  Captain  Headley  in  a  tone  of  gentle  rebuke,  while 
he  pressed  his  lips  to  the  expansive  brow  of  his  companion ;  "  tliis  is  unkind, 
Ellen.  Why  distrust  these  our  staunchest  friends  }  I  would  rely  upon 
Winnebeg  as  upon  myself.  Ho  is  too  noble  a  fellow  not  to  hold  treachery 
in  abhorrence." 

"  Nay,  nay,"  continued  Mrs.  Headley  ;  "  think  not  for  a  moment  that 
I  doubt  Winnebeg  ;  but  there  is  another  in  the  camp  of  the  Pottowatomies 
who  has  scarcely  less  influence  with  the  tribe,  and  wlio  may  take  ailvan- 
tage  of  the  present  crisis  of  affairs,  and  turn  them  to  his  own  purpose." 

"  Wiio  do  you  mean,  Elle.i,  and  what  purpose  ?  Really,  it  Ls  important 
that  1  should  know.  What  purpose,  what  motive,  can  he  have  V"  eagerly 
questioned  Captain  Headley. 

•  The  purpose  and  motive  those  which  often  make  the  gentle  tigers,  the 
timid  darmg,  the  irresolute  confirmed  of  will — Love." 

"  Love !  v/hat  love  ?  whose  love  V  and  what  has  that  to  do  with  the  fidelity 
of  the  Potto watomies  ?" 

"  The  love  of  Wau-nau-gee,  the  once  gentle  and  modest  son  of  Winnebeg, 
who,  scarce  tiiree  months  since,  could  not  gaze  into  a  white  woman's  eyea 


; 


-      TUB   MAB8ACKB    AT   ClIICAOO.  • 

without  moUl.ur  fiofln<.ss  beaming  from  hin  o>vn,  .nd  the  rich,  ripo  peach- 
blush  criiiisoiiinj,' bin  ilark  flufk."  .     ,,     ,,  ■       1  ' 
''  And  wiiiit  now?"  (Hi'':ilioiic.l  Ciii)tain  Ib-iidlfy,  scriousi). 

"My  lo   ';' ."sumed  Mr..  Hoadle  y,  placing  her  bund  omi.haUcjdly  on  h» 
Hhouller    "v«u  know  I  have  nev/r  conoouled   from  yon   Hnytlm.g     hat 
r^M  mil     I  haw  had  no  secroln  from  yon  ;  but  th>s  .s  ono  wh.ch 
2;^    \  nS^n     Kxc.,,t  tbr  th.  present  aspect  ot.  afburs,  -Ij-  y- ;;'-''^ 
0  duiv  informed  of  ti  at  which  bears  reference  to  our  imnicd  ate  position,  I 
lS^i:tTu  myself  bound  by  every  tie  of  delicaey  am   h.mor.  ,,; a  os 
than  of  inclination,  to  hav.-  kept  cmiined  to  my  own  bosom    >'='»;^-;'^ 
t^it'loUeal  in  the  fuilcJt  con,id..nce,  on  the  sole  undersU^ 
tin-  sli-hU'st  allusion  shall  never  be  made  by  you  hereat  e.  to  "■'^.^"'J'^^f 

"This  becomes  mysterious."  rejoined  the  commandant  smigbu^ 
FUen  nieasantrv  ai.art,  1  promise  you  most  truly-and,  shall  1  .uld,  on  llie 
t^;  P'lroIiVer'and  a  U^rnl  that  your  Ji^^'--- 1;^.^'^^  1 
•'Good'  now  that  I  have  quieted  my  own  mind  by  flatting  »rom  jou 
wlnt  in  fact  wL  not  absolutely  necessary,  1  will  .xplam  a.  brielly  us  I  can^ 
So  you  recolilct  the  evening  of  Maria  lley wood's  marnago  with  llonayne  ? 

"  S'v  .u  remarked  the  agitation  evinced  by  Wau-nan-geo,  during  the 
ceren^nvJ^md  particularly  at  the   clo.e,  when  llonayne,  as  customary. 

'■  M^IoU 't  ul  there  was  some  confusion  caused  by  ^^^^^^^ 

amused  at  the  strangeness  of  t'^^/^'^'^:'!^;  ,,  ^      ,.  ^^^  ^  source  of 

"It  was  even  so,"  returned  Mrs.  lieadley,  giaN..iy,^^ 
unhappiness  i  fear  it  will  prove  to  us  all  that  it  was  so. 

::^:;:l; '^'Saftt;  of  Wmnebeg  has  never  entered  the  fort 
nor  b^.<^/e"  ;t  the  neighborhood  since  the  night  of  that  marriage  ?    pur- 

-^V;i:Sbe,ieve  ho  has  been  -  .ne.^^-J^^Captam  I^^^ 

<'  I  Liow  that  he  has  not ;  but  yet  be  is  ever  near,  scemin^iy 
purpose."  ,     ^        . 

maZ;  just  „,..:  .l.i.J.  full)  salisfios  me  ot  Ihe  .mportaace  ot  what  ,o« 
have  to  communicate." 


I 


1ft 


TTAO-NAN-OEB  ,"     OB, 


CFIAITER  II. 

"  You  knoNf  my  lovo  fonMis.  Honfiytie,"  continued  Mrs.  Ifcadloy  after  a 
pause  of  ii  few  mmules.     "Ev.-n  as  ll,„„frl,  slie  wore  my  own  dau-l.ter  1 
recrard  her,  and  would  do  for  »u-r  all  that  a  fond  molh.T  Jon  Id  for  htT  child 
Only  yoslcrday  altcrnoofl,  while  Ronavne  and  the  Doctor  Averc  oul  with  a 
party  fishin.,'  on  the  (jld  ground  above  Ibirdscrahble,  she  expressed  a  wish 
to  visit  the  tomb  ot  lu'r  poor  mother,  who,  dying  within  a  we.-k  after  lier 
nianiago,  had    been  buried  near  the   base   of  the  summer-house  on  the 
grounds  attached  to  their  cottage,  and  asked  mo  to  accompany  her.     Of 
course  1  consented  ;  and  as  you  were  busily  engaged,  you  did  not  parficu- 
arly  notice  my  absenc(.>.     Wis  crossed  the  river  in  the  .;c.nv,  and  ascended 
leisurely  to  the  garden.     It  .struck  me  as  we  walked  that  the  fi.rure  of  a 
man  seemuigly  an  Indian,  i'.oaled  rapidly  past  within  the  paling  oFthe  nir. 
tle_n,  but  1  could  not  distinctly  trace  the  outline,  and  therefore  assumed  that 
.!\,r    .  ",        ■y''  '  ■'^"'^  ""^  ''''"^  nothing  to  my  companion  on  the  subject 
We  had  not  been  long  in  the  garden  wh..m  Mrs.  J{„i,avm-,  leavin.'  me 
to  saunter  anu.ng  and  cull  from  the  rich  flow;.,  which  grew  in  wild  fuxu- 
nance  around,  begged  me  to  wait  for  her  a  few  minutes  while  she  ascended 
to  the  summer  house  to  commune  in  private  with  her  thoughts,  and  induhro 
the  feehngs^ which  had  been  called  up,  at  this  her  first  visit  since  the  placo 
had  been  abandoned,  to  the  once  happy  rcsid(>iR-e  of  her  girlhood      At  her 
enii-aiice,  1  distinctly  heard  her  giv.;  a  low  shriek,  but,  taking  it  for  granted 
that  this  was  in  conseipicnco  of  the  effect  upon  her  mind  of  a  sudden  recur 
renc"  to  old  and  well  remembered  scenes  with  which  .,0  much  of  *he  unplea- 
sant was  associated,  I  paid  no  great  attention  to  it.     After  this  all  was  still 
and  nearly  an  hour  had  elapsed  when,   fanes  ing  that  it  was  imprudent  to 
leave  her  so  long  to  her  own  melancholy  thoughts,  I  moved  towards  the 
suminer-hou.se  my,self,  making  as  much  noise  with  my  feet  as  p,jssible  to 
prepa.-;  her  for  my  approach.     I  had  got  about  half"  way  up  the  as<ent 
when  to  rny  astonishment   I   beheld  issuing  fVom  the  entrance  not  Mrs' 
Konayne,  but  the  long-abseut  Wau-nan-gee,  who.  with  a  flushed  cheek  and 
a  fiery  eye,  divested  of  all  its  former  softness,  made  several  bounds  in  an 
opposite  mrection.  and,  without  uttering  a  word,  rapidly  dLsanpearedamono- 
the  fruit  trees  which  bordered  on  the  I'.'rest.  ■>         ^  i  o 

"Seized  with  a  strong  presentiment  of  ..vil,  I  entered  the  summer-house 
J  udgt.  my  astom^^hment  when  I  found  it  empty.  Heaven  !  what  could  thi.s 
mean^  1  had  distinctly  seen  Mr.s.  Konayne  enter  it,  and  I  had  scarcely 
since  taken  iny  eyes  of!"  the  building.  In  an  agony  of  despair  I  threw 
myselt  upon  the  wooden  bench,  and  scarcely  consci-ui  of  what  1  did  called 
frantically  on  Mnria's  name.  Suddenly,  a  sound  similar  to  that  of  a  faint 
moan  seemed  to  proceed  from  beneath  my  feet.  1  rose,  removed  th(.  rude 
Indian  mat  with  which  the  centre  of  the  floor  is  covered,  and  perceived  that 

.'  Z^  H'n'?"  'Tf^'  '"^  '"^°  ""  "'''""-  ^n^""-^'  "CM-ly  the  size  of  the  mat 
Itself  The  whole  truth  now  flashed  upon  me-it  was  evident  that  my 
friend  was  beneath  :  but  the  great  difliculty  was  to  find  the  means  of  remov- 
ing the  door,  which  fitted  so  closely  that  it  required  some  sup.a-inducin.' 
motive  even  to  suspect  its  existence.  There  was  nothing  insi<le  the  buildinfr 
which  could  eflect  my  purpose.     I  ran  to  the  door  and   cast  my  eyes 


THK  MA88ACRK  AT  CHICAOO. 


I* 


towiirds  the  cottage.  Around  it  I  saw  a  number  of  Indiana  stealtliily 
moviii-r  near  one  of  the  win<rs  to  the  rear.  In  a  moment  1  suw  the  necebsitv 
fi)r  promptitude,  and  hu.'^t.-ned  rapidly  towards  tlie  bead)  where  I  bad  left 
the  crew  of  tht;  boat,  consistin<r  oi  four  men  and  Corporal  Collins,  and  badtt 
them  come  as  far  as  the  entrance  to  tin;  garden,  where  tluy  could  distmctly 
see  and  be  seen  from  the  cottage.  I  remarked  that  tliere  were  Indians 
lurking  about  the  grounds,  and  that  neitiier  Mrs.  Ronajne  n-  myself  liked 
being  so  near  them  without  protection.  '  As  for  you,  Corporal  Colhns,  I 
added  playfully,  '  you  nmst  lend  me  your  bayonet ;  an  Indian  does  not  like 
that  w.'ap.'.n,  and,  should  any  of  these  people  feel  inclined  to  prove  unruly, 
the  bare  sight  of  it  will  be  sut<icient.  Remain  lu.TC  at  the  gate  until  I  return 
with  Mrs.  Uonayne,  and  ke(!p  a  gouU  look  out  that  we  are  not  carried  off.  _ 
"IJut,  my  di-ar."  interposed  Captain  Iliiulley,  anxiously,  "  why  all  this 
mystery  about  the  matter  ?— all  this  beating  about  the  bush  ?— why  did  you 
nclt  Uike  Collins  an.l  his  party  to  the  summer-house  and  release  Mrs. 
Konavne,  if  indeed  it  was  she  whose  moan  you  heard  ? 

"Nay,  lleadlcy,  in  this  1  but  followed  your  own  example.  Ihcre  were 
many  reasons  why  this  siiould  not  he.  Firstly,  for  the  sake  of  Maria,  whose 
actual  position  might  be  such  as  to  render  it  injudicious  that  they  be  made 
aequaiiUed  with  it.  Secondly.  l)ecause  it  would  unavoidably  liave  brought 
the  mm  in  collision  with  the 'Indians,  which  would  have  entailed  ruin  upon 
us  all.  No ;  I  felt  the  mere  sight  (jf  them  would  awe  the  Indians  around 
the  cottai'-e,  whom  policy  would  prevent  from  open  outrage,  and  that,  pro- 
vided witli  Coliins's  bavonet,  I  could  open  the  trap  door  and  deliver  my 
friend,  without  any  of  the  jiarty  knowing  aught  of  what  had  occun-ed. 

"Right  prud.'ialy  and  sagMy  did  you  act,  my  dear  Ellen,  returned  her 
husband — "go  on  :  I  am  all  impatience  to  hear  the  result." 

"  On  reganiing  the  summer-house,  I  applied  the  point  of  the  weapon. 
With  .•ioine  little  exeition  the  door  was  raised,  and,  looking  down,  1  saw 
somethin-v  broad  and  white  in  the  gloom,  on  which  lay  a  figure  mdislmcty 
mark.'d  in  outline.  Gradually,  as  my  eyes  b.canK.  accustomed  to  the  dark- 
ness, I  rrmark.d  two  or  three  rude  .stoiios  placed  as  steps,  which  1  placed 
mv  feet,  upon  and  descended  until  I  had  gained  the  bottom  ot  the  aperture 
aiid  upon  the  white  subst.-.nce  1  have  just  named.  It  was  a  large  pieces  of 
wiiite  calico,  eovoring  a  bed  of  what  appeared  to  me  to  be  corn-leaves,  on 
whicli  sat  or  rather  reeliiUMl  Maria.  She  looked  ihe  image  of  disiair— a» 
one  stupitled— and  when  1  fiist  addressed  her,  could  not  speak.  Ilcr  dress 
was  greatly  disordered,  her  hat  off  and  lying  near  her,  and  the  comb 
detachfd  from  the  long  hair.  ., ,     .     • 

'•'Oh,  Maria,  my  child!'  1  said  to  he-  soothingly,  'what  a  terrible  inci- 
dent is  tills  :  Who  could  have  believed  Wau-nan-geo  would  luuv  committea 
this  ouU">ge?'  . 

"  Thi"  air  let  in  tV.  >m  above  tended  greatl j  t.j  revive  he,  and  soon,  with  my  ■ 
iussiytance,  she  was  enabled  to  stand.  T^  j         at 

'•Ilcr  voice  and  manner  proclaimed  de.-p  agitation.  'Dear,  dear  Mrs. 
Ilcadley,'  she  said  impressively,  as  she  threw  hersrlf  upon  my  bosom, '.ts 
YOU  love  me,  not  a  word  to  lionayne  or  to  any  other  human  being.  Oh, 
merciful  Providence  !  it  can  do  no  L;ood  that  aught  of  this  occurrence  should 
be  revealed.  Promise  me  then,  my  more  than  moth  ,  that  what  has  pitssed 
since  we  entered  this  garden  shall  be  contlned  to  your  own  breast.' 


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'"  I  cr)mprfihen(l  find  approciatii  your  motive  lor  this  ooncf^nlinpiil,  Maria,' 
I  cbscrvinl,  soothin<,'iy.  'Tlu^  knowIiHit^n  of  Waii-imn-gee's  wronij;  would 
arouse  tin-  iinijcr  of  Koniiyn<)  in  wucli  rr.fiiinnr  as  to  jjive  rise  to  fatal  discord 
between  the  Indians  around  and  ouiNclves.  Depend  upon  it,  hotli  for  the 
love  I  bear  you,  and  the  necessity  fur  silence,  the  occurrences  of  this  day 
novor  shall  he  disclosed  by  ino.' 

"  'Tiianks,  thanks,'  she  nUurned  fervently  "  To-morrow  yoa  shall  know 
kU — the  deep,  the  terrible  secret  that  weiujhs  at  my  heart  shall  l»e  revealed 
to  you.  Yes,  prive  tne  but  until  then  to  ])rep;vre  myself  fm-  the  full  and 
entire  disclosure  of  the,  unhappy  truth,  and  you  will  not  hate  nie  for  all  that 
has  taken  place.' 

"  '  Maria — Mrs.  Ronayno  !'  1  said  with  some  slii^ht  severity  of  manner. 

"  '  Oh,  you  are  surprised  at  my  lanjruau'e  and  sentiments.  When  the  heart 
is  full,  the  lip  measures  not  its  words,  ^'et,  oh,  my  mother!  condemn  me 
not  Hear  first  what  1  have  to  say.  ALfain  L  repeat,  ere  your  eyes  are 
clwsed  in  sleep  to-morrow  niifht..  you  shall  know  all.  The  tale  will  startle 
you  ;  hut  now,'  she  added,  '1  feel  that  I  have  strength  enou-,h  to  follow.' 

"  During  this  short  and  sinjyular  dialoifue — singular  tnougli,  you  must 
admit,  on  the  part  of  Mrs.  Konaync^ — I  had  a:;sisle(l  her  in  restoring  her 
dress,  which,  as  1  have  already  said,  was  very  mueh  disordered.  On  turning 
to  ascend  by  the  stone  step.s,  I  remarked  with  surprise  certain  articles  of  food 
placed  on  the  corner  of  the  calico,  wiiich  I  had  lieen  too  much  occupied 
with  Maria's  condition  to  perceive  b(>fore.  These  consisted  of  a  wooden 
bowl  of  milk — a  brown  earthen  pitcher  of  water — a  numlier  of  Hat  cakes, 
soemiiiyly  made  of  corn  meal,  and  a  portion  of  dried  venison  ham  ;  a  wot)den 
spoon  was  in  the  bowl,  a  black  tin  japanned  drinkincc  cup  near  the  water, 
wmI  a  common  Indian  knife  stuck  into  th"  venison. 

'"Bless  me,  .Maria,'  I  said,  with  an  attempt  at  pleasantry,  after  we  had 
ascended,  and  closed  the  door,  'it  was  well  1  came  to  you'"  rescue;  Wau- 
nan-gee  certainly  meant  to  have  kept  you  imprisoned  here  some  time,  if  we 
may  judge  from  the  quantity  of  food  he  had  provided.' 

" '  Such,  1  believe,  was  the  original  intention,'  gravely  reiilieil  Mrs. 
Ronayne. 

"  She  made  no  other  remark,  !jut  sighed  deeply.  We  now  drew  near  the 
gate  where  Collins  and  his  men  wcio  stationed,, "looking  out  anxiously  for 
our  appearance.  I  recommended  to  Maria,  in  a  low  tone,  not  to  appear 
dejected,  as  the  men  knew  nothing  of  what  had  occurred — not  even  that 
Wau-nan-gee  had  been  on  the  grounds— and  any  appearance  of  agitation 
might  give  rise  to  suspicion.  She  followed  my  s'uggestion  and  rallied.  I 
returned  Collins  his  bayonet,  stating,  with  a  poor  attempt  at  pleasantry, 
that  we  had  met  with  no  enemy  on  whom  to  try  it.  He  then  led  the  way 
back,  with  his  party,  to  the  boat. 

"The  presence  of  the  men  acting,  in  some  degree,  as  a  check  uiion  our 
conversation,  Mr.s.  Honayne  consequently  preserved  an  unbrokrn  silence. 
She  seemed  immersed  in  dee]>  and  painful  thought,  and  I  could  see  beneath 
the  thin  veil  she  wore  the  tears  coursing  slowly  down  her  cheek.  Her  first 
inquiry,  on  landing,  was  whether  the  idshing  party  was  returned,  and,  on 
being  told  that  it  had  not,  she  seemed  to  be  greatly  relieved.  1  watched 
her  closely,  for  I  need  not  say  that  my  own  daughter  could  nut  have 
inspired  mo  with  deeper  interest,  and  in  the  increased  agitation  I  remarked 


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OS  llio  linur  of  her  husland's  expwtd  roturn  dr-^w  noaror,  I  hogan  to  nppre- 
hnnl  a  IVitiriil  n'sult.  Not  tliut,  even  if  my  suspicions  wfii-  corr-  i,  ^lio 
cuuld  well  lit'  bliiiiH'd,  as  tin;  mcro.  \\H\m  <>(  a  violence  slie  could  ■  [)n!- 
vcnt ;  l)iit  what  I  did  nol  like  to  perceive,  and  wluch  pained  nn;  tniich,  was 
her  evident  i)repussession  in  favor  of  l\v  impetuous  hoy,  which  induced  her 
lo  al.stain  hum  all  indi^manl  censure.  'I'hese,  however,  are  merely  my  own 
crude  and  perhaps  unfounded  inipres!-ion-i.  Tliat  she  has  sonu^  terrihlo 
truth  lo  reveal  to  me,  there  cannot  be  a  (juestion,  nor  is  it  likely  that  it  can 
allect  any  but  herself,  'i'his  night,  h.iwever,  i  shall  know  all  from  her  own 
lips,  which,  although  seiiled  in  piud.iice  lo  her  husband,  will  n<)t  hesitate  to 
conlide  to  me  the  fullest  extent  of  her  painful  secret;  meai, while.  I  should 
recommend  that  Wau-nan-gee  be  watched.  His  long  absence  from^  the  fort, 
whilt!  evidently  concealed  in  the  neighborhood,  looks  not  well.  Evidently, 
he  has  been  idng  planning  the  abduction  of  Maria,  and  now  that  he  finds 
himself  foiled  by  her  evasion  this  day,  he  will  avail  himself  of  the  present 
crisis  to  leave  no  means  unaccomplished  to  possess  her,  no  matter  what 
blood  may  be  shed  in  the  attainment  of  his  object." 

"  Strange,  indeed,  what  you  hiive  related,"  said  Cantain  Ile.adley,  gravely, 
when  his  wife  had  c(!;ised.  '•  1  confess  I  scarcely  know  what  to  think  ()r 
how  to  act.  I  niusl  hold  council  with  my  officers  inmiediately — lu'ar  their 
opinions  without  divulging  aught  of  what  you  have  related,  and  act  as  my 
own  judgment  confirms.  How  unfortunatii !  Ilonayne  and  his  wife,  accom- 
panied by  V"on  Vollcnberg,  have  taken  it  into  their  heads  to  ride  to  Hard- 
scrabble,  and  God  knows  -when  lliey  will  be  back.  Really,  this  is  most 
annoying." 

At  that  moment  a  terrible  shriek,  as  that  of  a  man  in  his  last  fearful 
agony,  was  heard  without.  Struck  with  sudden  dismay,  both  Captain 
Heiuilcv  and  his  wile  rushed  to  the  door,  which  they  reached  even  as 
Ensign'llonavne,  pale,  without  his  hat,  his  hair  blowing  in  the  breeze,  and 
his  cheek  c.'orless  as  death,  was  in  the  act  of  tailing  fro!:i  his  jaded  horse, 
whose  trembling  limbs  and  sides  covered  with  foam,  attested  the  desperate 
speed  with  which  he  had  been  ridden. 

"  Ob,  God  !  h(!  has  heard  all— he  knows  all,"'  murmured  Mrs.  Ileadley, 
as  she  fell  back  in  the  arms  of  her  husband.  "  Now,  then,  is  the  drama  of 
ho>-.'or  but  commenced." 

Hefore  the;  unfortunate  oflicer  could  be  raised  and  carried  to  his  apart- 
ments by  the  sympathizing  soldiers  of  the  garrison,  another  horseman  fol- 
lowed into  the  fort.  It  was  Doctor  Van  \'oltenl)erg,  whose  flushed  face 
and  excit^'d  appearance  denoted  the  speed  ut  which  he  too  had  ridden, 
He  flung  himself  from  his  horse,  and  foUowtnl  anxiously  to  the  apartment 
of  his  friend. 

Hut  where  was  the  third  of  the  party  T  where  wa.s  Maria,  the  universally 
beloved  of  everv  soldier  of  that  garrison?  where  was  Mrs.  ftonayne? 


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WAU-NAN-QK  i    OR, 


CilAlTER  III. 
"A  lailor'*  wife  hud  cho»tmiU  in  her  lap,  and  mouncht." — Macheth 

"Thy  abuudttnt  goodiiOM  nhull  uxouse  thin  deadly  blot  in  thy  digrtwiiiL'  Hon." 

Rkliard  II. 

Lini-ic  tnoiv  thiin  a  moiilli  had  cliipsod  since  tlic  niairin,i,'e  of  tlio  imi^etu- 
ous  mid  freiic.ous  Kiisifjii  Uunavne  to  tlio  woman  he  adoivd.  Absoibfd  by 
the  ■mu<ll^<ity  lit'  their  passion,  IVmI  by  thi-  solitiido  around,  each  day  increased 
tlicir  allachmfiit,  and  llioir  fnil  hearts  ackno\vifd4-"d  tii.if  the  l(»'e  wliicii  tlio 
man  beaw  to  his  mistress— tiic  atlianivd  sliarer  ot'  liis  inmost  th  .ii!,dits — is 
passionless  compared  with  that  wliich  t'oliows  the  mystic  tic,  linkinj,'  tiien- 
must  secivt  beiii;^  in  fearlessness  of  devotion.  Tiien,  "tl»r  the  Hrst  time,  had 
they  felt  and  acknowledLCod  all  tlie  p'Aver  of  the  beanty  of  God's  holy  ordi- 
nance, which  se.'iuiHl  to  wed  not  in  mere  form,  but  in  fict,  the  deep,  st  emo- 
tions of  their  glowing  souls.  What  was  tlie  world  to  them  I  They  hoiked 
to  live  antl  die  ainoiig  those  wild  scenes  in  which  their  passion  had  been  erii- 
died  and  nurtured,  until  now  it  iiad  acquired  a  force  almost  more  than  human. 
Often  then,  and  often  even  since  the  short  period  of  their  union,  had  they 
fallen  on  their  knees  in  the  silence  and  solitude  of  the  wilderness  around, 
and,  clasped  to  each  other's  heart,  returned  fervent  thanks  to  the  Deity,  not 
only  for  havinri;  given  them  hearts  to  comprtdiend  love  in  all  its  mysterious 
and  holy  sublimity,  but  in  having  blesse.l  them  with  the  deaivr  self  in  which 
each  other  found  jileasure  and  hved  a  double  existence!.  Moie  calm,  more 
softened,  more  subdued  in  f  eliiig,  after  this  passion.ate  ebullition,  a  holy  and 
volu[(tuous  calm  would  beam  from  their  eyes;  and  when  they  alluded  gently 
and  f  mdly  to  the  yeais  and  years  of  hai)iiinesH  that  yet  awaited  them  in  the 
health  and  fulness  of  tli'ir  y.mth,  thoughts  and  look  ,  not  weirds,  attested  the 
deep  thankfulness  oi  tiieir  hearts. 

.\11  this  had  been  up  to  the  evening  of  the  incidents  named  in  uur  o|)ening 
chapter.  Then,  for  the  tii-st  time,  had  a  change  ome  over  Maria's  feeling* 
and  manner.  On  leaving  Mw.  Ileadley,  she  had  retired  to  her  apartments, 
endeavoring  to  prepare  hei-self  f  >r  the  momentarily  expected  arrival  of  ln'r 
husband,  whom  she  loiigetl,  yet  dreaded  to  miH't.  She  received  him  with  a 
restraint  which  she  hail  great  difficulty  in  disguising,  and  wept  i;;any  bitter 
teare,  as,  anxiously  remaiking  her  changed  and  extraordinary  manner,  he 
looked  reproachfully  and  lixediy  at  her,  without,  however,  saying  a  word  that 
was  jiassing  in  his  mind. 

"  Nay,  nay,  Ronayne  ;  you  think  me  reserved,  altered,  to-ilay ;  but  indeed 
I  am  not  well.  The'cause'vou  shall  know  later,  lujt  iio\.- — it  would  be  prema- 
ture. I  am  a  bad  dissembler,  and  cannot  look  gay  when  my  heart  is  full  of 
anguish  to  overwhelming;  but,  'ny  love,  1  must  entreat  a  very  great  favor 
of  you,  which  I  know  you  will  not  refuse." 

"Is  there  aught  under  heaven  that  I  can  refuse  to  my  a(loreil  one'^" 
returned  Ronayne.  tenderly  clasping  her  to  his  breast ;  "  no,  Maria,  you  have 
a  boon  to  a-k,  and  the  boon  shall  be  granted." 

"  After  all,  it  is  not  a  very  great  deal.''  she  remaiked,  with  a  sickly  smile  ; 
"but  I  have  a  strong  desire'  to  ride  to  llard-crabble  to-inornnv.  You  know 
it  is  loiif  since  I  have  been  there,  and  I  have  a  particular  reason  to  visit  it  iu 


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the  courun  of  tho  afternoon  to-morrow."     I  for  voice  tiembled,  and  slio  ft>lt  ill 

»t  t'asc.  ,    .       .      ,  •  „     \'        1 

Ucr  liushiiiul  looked  griivf.  "  Nay,  Miirm,  is  tins  wiso  ?  Y  oil  know, 
as  you  liavo  just  said,  that  you  liavo  not  visited  that  seen.)  sinco  tho 
dca'th  of  your  father;  whorcforo  now,  and  simply  to  reopoii  a  fxtt-cl.wing 

wound  V"  ,  1        1    1 •     1  i 

"  It  is  for  tiio  reason,"  slio  said.  "  that   I  have  no  lonrj  negloctsd  thw  duty 

that  I  nm  tho  mor»>  anxious  to  rf'|iair  tiic  sccuiiiifr  n<",'i(cl." 

"  Your  fii-st  visit,"  remarked  Honayii.",  lialf  roproaclit'iiily,  "  methinkrt  ouj;iit 

to  have  been  t  >  th.-  ^nave  of  your  poor  inuther.  You  have  not  been  over  to  tha 

coltai^'e  since  her  death.'' 

Had  an  arrow  |ia.ssed  throvijjh  tho  heart  of  Mrs.  Ilonayne,  it  could  not 

have   imparted   more   exquisitely    keen   sensations    than   did    tliat    casual 

remark.     8he  turned  f.ale,  but  made  no  reply  ;  nay,  almost  fell  famtnig  on 

his  bosom.  ^     ,   • 

"  What,  my  soul's  bdove.l.  is  the  matter?  Nay,  pardon  me  for  bnn^'ing 
up  again  the  "memory  so  suddenly  ujK.n  your -,'entle  tlioufflit !  1  should  have 
used  more  caution  in  renewing  tho  recollection  of  the  past." 

"S;iy  rather  of  the  i.rcscn't,"  murmured  Mi-s.  Uonayne,  in  a  tone  so  low 
tliat  she  could  not  bo  distinctly  heard  by  her  husband.  "  Oh,  this  poor 
heart!" 

"You  spoke,  Maria?" 

"Oh,  I  did  but  repeat  my  dreamings  to  myself.     I  scarcely  know  what  1 

said."  ,       , , ,  f     -11 

"  Well,  love,  since  you  desire  to  ride  to  Hardscrabble  to-morrow,  i  will 
even  meet  your  wishes  ;  and  yet  I  know  not  how  it  is,  but  something  tells 
me  th.it  ill  will  grow  out  of  this." 

"  Oh,  no,  s.iy  not  so,"  she  suddenly  exclaimed,  sinking  on  her  knees  at  ha 
feet  and  holdiii"-  up  her  liaiids  in  an  attitude  of  supplication  ;  "can  that  be 
ill  in  your  eyes  which  brings  happiness  to  the  heart  of  your  loving  wife  ? 
Tity  rather  the  existence  of  those  fears  which  cause  her  to  tremble,  lest  the 
cup  b.;  dashed  from  her  lips  ore  yet  half  tasted.  Oh  !  I  dare  not  speak  more 
])lainly— not  yet— not  yet— to-morrow— then  shall  the  restraint  be  removed 
from  my  lips  and  heart,  and,  wliat.ncr  bo  the  result,  you  shall  know  all.  I 
feel  that  to  you  I  must  appear  to  speak  in  parables  and  mystery  ;  but  oh, 
since  yesterday,  I  feel  tliat  I  am  not  myself." 

P!i."-  drooped  her  head  upon  his  shoulder,  and  wejit  profoundly. 

"  Calm  vourself,  dearest;  I  will  liar.uss  you  with  no  more  converse  on  this 
subject  to-iiight.  Let  one  remark  sufticc. "  1  am  afraid  that  Captain  Headley 
will  refuse  permission  for  us  to  venture  as  far  as  Hardscrabble;  he  thinks  it 
attended  by  risk  to  the  officei-s  on  the  part  of  the  Indians ;  of  course,  much 

more  to  you." 

"  Nay,  Ilonayne,  there  cannot  surely  be  a  greater  risk  incurred  there  than 
in  venturing  on  a  fishing  excureion,  as  you  have  done  to-night.  Besides,  we 
need  not  let  him  know  that  we  are  going  in  that  direction." 

"What!  vou  wicked  mutineer,"  eluded  Konayne,  playfully,  "do  you 
recommend  insubordination  ?  Would  you  have  me  to  disobey  the  orders  of 
the  commanding  officer?     Oh,  fie!" 

"  Not  exactly  that,"  she  returned,  with  a  slight  blush  ;  "  but  gratify  mo 
cnly  this  once,  and  I  will  never  allow  you  to  break  an  order  again." 


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"Nay,  Rweetc«t,Mitl  I'Ut  jest;  were  my  lil'o  tlm  penally,  I  woiill  not  dony 
you." 

•'  All !  how  litlln  ilx'H  li(>  tliiiik  that  morn  thiin  lil'.'(l<'[K'ii<l-«  upon  it,"  inur- 
inMrtd  Mrs.  Uonuyn.' to  hersi.lt'.  "  Or  who  coulil  hiivo  HUppoM.l  yr^tcnlu^ 
fhf*..,  my  loart  woulil  hnvo  Wen  opprcnsed  by  tlio  foi-linj^  whi.h  a.Hail  it 
..'?  '  \Vau-iian-j^t>( — strarii,".,  wildly-lovinjx.  t'iwinatinLf,  and  iin'oinpndion- 
Hiblei  lK)y — with  what  contidciico  do  I  repoM*  on  your  truth  ;  with  what  joy 
do  I  ill  l.'iijjth  fjlyy  i"  tliat  dovotediieM  which  hi»  mudo  you  ho  wiiolly,  »0 
oxclibivcly  inino." 

Thcso  words  wore  abstractodly,  almost  involuntarily,  uttorod  in  a  low  tono, 
m  Ronaync  l.t'i  th.'  room  in  wandi  i<f  Doctur  Von  Volt.'nl.frtr,  who  ho  wan 
do«iroiis"sln>ul(l,  lor  tho  Utt.r  protcelion  of  his  wilo  I'roin  accidoiit,  aicompaiiy 
them  on  their  ridi' of  to-inorrow. 

Kho  lii.'rHclf  soon  rctirod  for  tlm  iiii;ht,  l)Ut  not  to  r<'."st. 

In  that  wild  and  simph?  j,'arriHon,  wlu'ro  tho  gi'mist  nf  tln>  heart  and  head 
nlont'  shoiifl  forth,  M'lliftinjj  tlnir  I>rilliani-y  and  h.auly  Jnom  forcibly  from 
th<!  fact  of  till'  s«'ry  limitation  of  their  sphere  of  contact,  there  was  no  sacri- 
ficn  to  the  mere  conventionalisms  of  inane  fashion.  (.Al^toms  there  were 
military  customs,  duly  oliserved,  and  not  less  than  trciuson  ajfain<t  the  stat»i 
would  il  have  been  considered  by  Captain  Headley,  had  any  oflicor  of  hi« 
wdlied  I'orlii  wiliiout  beiuif  duly  capari«iiied  iw  a  luiinber  of  tin?  ci>r|is  to 
which  he  beloii;L,fid ;  but  in  all  thinjjs  else,  and  where  duty  was  not  involved, 
each  wiw  free  to  adopt  thu  stylo  of  costume  or  tho  general  habits  that  host 
suited  his  own  fancy.  And,  whenever  inclined,  they  were  sutiered  to  leavo 
the  fort,  <■  her  drcrised  in  the  roui^h,  shau'Lry  blanket  of  the  Canadian  trajtjjcr 
or  voyajfeur,  or  tho  mure  fanciful  and  picturesijue  dress  of  the  Indian.  This 
had  not  always  been  the  case.  Captain  Headley  had  once  been  as  sover<i  as 
he  now  was  indulgent,  ;  nd  the  uttermost  conformity  of  costume  with  thu 
rcgidations  of  the  United  States  had  for  a  loni;  period  been  exacted;  but 
gradually,  on  tindiiig,  a.<  ho  conceived,  the  Indians  around  him  too  favorably 
di»])o^ed  to  re(|uire  tho  Ciintinuance  of  the  imposing  military  p;,  ade  with 
which  it  had  Oeen  his  policy  to  awe  tluin,  hu  had  gradually  relaxed  in  his 
Kyst^^m  of  discipline,  conceding  not  more  to  his  oflicers  themselves  than  to  hi» 
noble  and  amiable  wife,  who  was  ever  tin-  soother  of  whatever  temporary 
diflerenees  sja'ang  up  between  tlnin.  many  littlo  point.s  of  eti(pietto,  to  which 
formerly  he  had  most  scrupulo\isly  atlhered. 

Among  the  varieties  of  dresses  po.>sessed  l)y  Ensign  lluuayne,  was  a  very 
hand'uiric  one  which  tho  mother  of  Wau-nan-goe,  for  whom  it  was  made, 
had  dis]iosed  of  to  him  ;  and  this,  when  prejiaring  ibr  the  ride  the  inxt  day, 
his  wife  strongly  advis.  d  him  to  wear.  As  he  knew  liiere  could  be  no 
objection  on  the  part  of  Ca|itaiu  Headley  only  to  tlie  direction  in  which  they 
rode,  anil  that  only  from  the  possibility  ni'  encountering  a  party  of  hostile 
Indians,  and  not  to  the  costume  itself,  he  laughingly  remarked  that  her  old 
flame,  Wau-nan-gee,  had  certainly  made  a  deeper  impression  on  her  heart 
than  she  was  willing  to  admit,  since  no  dress  pleased  hi^r  half  so  well  as  that 
which  had  once  been  worn  by  the  gentle  and  dark-eyed  youth. 

For  a  moment  or  two  she  turned  pale,  and  then  suddenly  flualiing  tho 
deepest  dye,  as  the  sense  of  her  husband's  remark  came  fully  upon  her 
apprehension,  she  said,  not  without  some  pain  and  confusion,  mingled  with 
gentle  reproach : — 


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TUB  MAUACHI   AT  CRICAOO.  IT 

•*Yoii  Mcm  to  \mv<y  foryfotU'i,  It>niiv"«»,  tli.it  thiit  was  the  droM  yoo 
worn  on  fui  «Kriwi<ui  of  (liinj^cr,  wlion  fifn  iiml  <i>aLli  uml  lm|ijiin<'HM  hunji 
vpcii  till-  ixHiH'.     Miutlit  I  not  h.ivc  tlio  cri-ilit  of  piizin;,'  it  on  tliut  account r^ 

"Niiy,  l"'lov.(l  otK',"  1 xcluinK'il,  UN  lio  proMcil  Ikt  fo  his  lieiirt,  " )roii 

know  liliil  l)Ut  j<'i«t.  'I'lirn  w.is  my  wtroiiy;  Imn  for  yourNcll"  my  prot*  aiow 
juul  my  shield  ;  atid  if  tlmt  lovn  wfiH'pow.'iful  thfn,  what  irr.s-istihh!  itlrcngth 
lilts  it  iittftintd  now.  Marin,  I  wntilcj  fnin  (h'^irx  to  live  tor  t-ver,  if  l)Ut  to 
hhow  IIk'  vnstnt's*  iind  ondiirinyjm'HH  of  my  lovo  for  you." 

"  Ah  !  to  what  a  triul  am  I  to  !«•  «nhjtcto<l,"  sho  miirmiirrcl,  "  and  yet  I 
would  nut  Khun  it.  Why  lia^  th.^  calm  <l<Mp  ciirn'nt  of  our  joy  lit'on  thus 
crm-lly  int<'rniiilo<l.  Roimyno  ?  Siiould  futo  or  circmnHtHnccH  cvor  iiit(T|)ow 
to  Hoparatc  uh,  will  \  ou  always  entftrtiiin  f^r  nw  tho  Hamu  ardont  attection  that 
you  do  now '.'" 

"  ll.nivcns !  why  do  y(tu  ask  ;  What  nicann  thiH  question  ?  What  i» 
there  to  divith'  w!  nav,  even  sennratn  us  for  an  hourV" 

"  Dh  I  I  cannot  .'xplain  Mi_>»clf,"  she  returntMl.  "  1  know  I  spoak  wildly, 
lnit  I  only  nvan  in  tin'  |»miljl(^  ovitit  of  anythinjj  of  tlw  kind.  I  do  not 
Nay  that  it  may  or  ^^ill  liapp<'n  ;  hut  you  know  it  miiclit.  None  of  these 
thinj,'H  ar(^  impossihlc     We  cannot  control  our  di'ntiny." 

"  W.'ll,  my  lovo,"  rt'tnarki'd  Uonaync,  with  a  Kii,'h,  wliilo  an  cxprfsnion  of 
gravity  and  sadnosH  pervaded  his  f.aturos,  "  itcatmot  Lod'-niod  that  you  Iirto 
adopted  some  stratii;.'  fancies  this  morniuK ;  tirstly,  a  desire  to  visit  llard- 
i.cnililile,  a  placi'  which  you  have  always  hitherto  carefully  avoided  ;  secondly, 
to  see  mp  dressed  in  a  costume  which"  1  have  not  worn  since  the  occasion  to 
which  you  have  just  adverted  ;  and  thirdly,  to  frighten  nn;  to  death  hy  even 
hinting  at  the  jiossibility  of  separation.  i5y  tho  hye,"  he  added,  "  it  is  a 
very  lonir  time  since  we  have  seen  Wau-nan-tjee.  You  know  ho  disajjpeared 
the' night  of  our  marriage,  an<l  lias  never  heen  sen  since.  1  wonder  what 
can  have  become  of  him.  Would  you  not  like  onco  tnon-,  Maria,  to  s('e  liin 
handsome  face  i  I  stiall  i.  'Ver  forget  the  eag.'rneas  with  which  he  picked 
lip  tho  wedding-ring  which  1  had  U-t  fall  in  the  act  of  putting  it  on  your 
fiMifer,  or  the  look  Of  deep  disappointment  when  I  rather  abruptly — nay, 
somewhat  rudelv— snatched  it  from  him,  as  lu;  treml.lingly  proceeded 
to  complete  that  part  of  the  ceremony  himself.  It  certainly  looked  very 
ominous." 

It  was  a  gnat  relief  to  Mi's,  lloiiayne  when,  at  the  very  moment  that  her 
hu-ihand  ceased  speakin'/,  a  knock  was  heard  at  the  door,  ■■iiid  in  thcs  next 
moment  the  tigiire  of  I »oetor  Von  Voltonherg  crossed  th.MhiTshold.  H« 
came  tu  announce  that  the  hoi-ses  were  already  Paddled,  and  waiting  for 
them.  With  a  heart  full  to  oppression,  she  left  the  room,  and  regained  her 
chamber.  There  >\u:  threw  her.-elf  upon  her  knees  at  the  bedside,  and  buret 
into  a  paroxysm  of  teaiv.  It  w:is  the  first  time  she  had  been  alone  since  the 
occurrence  at  the  summer-house  ;  the  first  opportunity  she  had  had  of  giv- 
ini;  unrestrained  indulgence  to  the  ])owerful  emotions  that^  had  for  nany 
h.niis  hiiiiij:  like  an  imiuovable  weight  upon  her  soul.  Hio  tii-st  outbur.  of 
hithertu-suppresseil  feeling  o\er,  she  became  more  calm.  She  felt  that  her  .ong 
absence  might  excite  surprise.  A  basin  of  cold  water  soon  r(>nioved  all  traces 
of  her  teai-s,  and  in  less  than  half  an  hour  she  had  regained  the  party,  her 
beautiful  form  clad  ii.  a  dark  green  ridinir  habit  made  of  cloth  of  the  liglitest 
texture,  and  her  full  <laik  hair,  surmounted  by  a  straw  hat  tastily  plaited  and 

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m  WAV-wjoh^n;  cm, 

llMoned  by  hor  own  hand*,  ami  tnmmuil  willi  a  Ironil,  pair,  and  riehlj- 
t^derod  rib(>uii. 

Konayne'n  cj'i  caught  hor  own  m  iho  PiiternJ.  Novpr  liml  nha 
•ftpciirod  no  !(trikinj(ly  Ix'a.itit'iil.  Uo  nhIiI  nolliiii;;,  hut  tlm  rich  Vir^i- 
nian   bloml  moUPU'd  to  his  rhiM-k,  whilo  h\<*  fxj»ri'»«iv«  t\t<  i'o(iv«'ved,  iw 

Elainly  m  liwiguagc  itiMsIf  could  rouditr  it,  how  ardont  and  enduring;  waa 
is  love. 

That  liK}k  h(  ightnniul  tho  color  on  h(!r  own  (>nchantiiii;  faco,  but  it  ww 
only  tor  the  moiiu-nt,  hihI  t^vidt-ntly  cuiised  hy  sumo  nl^orhiti;,'  rccollt'i'tion 
of  an  alw*!nt  frii'ud.  Sim  tiiriifil  away  Imt  li.','id  to  nunci'ul  the  fi'ar  ih'U 
forifd  iti"ll' down  Imr  chei'U  nnd  tlu'ii  evtirythinu;  l*'«g  roiidy— lor  Uimaynti 
had  availnd  hiins<!lC  of  httr  al»«>iicii  U  an^ntno  Tiiii  Indian  i\rf»s — thn  party 
wont  t(»  tho  harrack  tijuarti,  and  worn  nuon  in  tho  sadtllt'. 

"God  hl.'ss  lii'rl"  cjaculattid  ('oiiioral  Colliii'^,  im*,  alter  rclin'iiii.thing  tho 
bridlo  he  had  hild  whilo  hur  hunhand  H.HHUt»'d  h- .  to  nioiinl,  tliu  graceful 
form  of  Mrs.  Ronayno  ri'Ofdcd  from  his  view,  heaving  him  onco  more  to 
re«iim«  his  monotonous  walk  in  fro;it  of  tho  building.  "  Ah,  theru ']»  nobody 
like  that  «wwit  i.uly  !" 

"'riu-re  goi's  !in  ani^ol!" ,',aid  Sergeant  Nixon  in  n  low\oi<M  to  his  compa- 
nions of  tho  guard,  all  of  whom  off  sentrv  hail  rinoii,  and  were  now  standing 
all  attei\tion,  as  the  little  party  pasHod  towards  tho  gate. 

•' Isn't  she  a  trump  !"  said  another  man  of  the  guard— Wontou.  "See 
bow  she  hits  her  hosse — just  as  if  hIh;  had  hfcn  horn  to  it." 

"S«'rg«'ant  Nixon,"  said  Maria,  in  one  of  her  swe..a<'st  toni's,  us  she  moved 
hor  horse  towards  the  noii-commissioni'd  ofhoor  in  pa.ssing. 

Tho  Sergeant  touched  IiIh  cap  with  marked  respect. 

"  Should  anything  occir  to  detain  us  in  our  ride,  let  this  pRckot  be  given 
to  Mrs.  Ile.'idiev.     Mind,  Si.Tg.>ant,  certainly  not  hef.,re  midnight." 

"Your  command  shall  \m  obeyed,  .Mrs.  Hoiiayne.  Sh-uid  you  return 
before  midnight,  it  will  ho  found  with  mo ;  if  not,!  sliall  at  once  carry  it  to 
Mrs.  fleadiey." 

"  Just  80.  fJood  by,  Ni.xon  !"  and  as  she  pjaei'd  the  j.aeket  in  his  posses- 
sion, she  pressed  his  hand,  as  if  to  signity  tiial  the  jnoper  exi  ruticn  of  tho 
commission  wils  of  some  importance. 

"What  is  it,  Maria?  what  do  you  wait  fori"  asked  Konayne,  reining  in 
his  horse  to  enable  her  to  come  up. 

"Nothing.  I  am  merely  seiulitii^f  a  trifling  m.ssatre  to  Mrs.  Headlev  by 
Sergeant  Nixon,"  and  then  putting  her  horsn  into  a  eanUr,  slio  joined"  htr 
cavaliers,  and  pur.sued  with  them  tho  road  that  led  along  the  right  bank  o{% 
branch  of  the  Chicago  river  to  the  Harbscrabble  farm. 


CHAPTER  IV. 

Vou  see  thu  chaae  is  hotly  followed. — Iletiry  V. 

Thk  spot  called   I fardscrabblo  was  distant  about  t.vo  miles  from  Fori 
Dearborn,  and  bad  been  the  scene  of  a  recent  and  bloody  tragedy.     They 


till   UA«'«ACUii;  A7   CUICAOO.  IV 

w'ho  nrf  fumWmr  wUli  tho  ovcnt*  that  iw-oiirml  iltirlnj?  A  el!ff«rent  «n(!  ewlfir 

t>liH>t^  .il'  llii>«  I  ill'  «rn  awHii!  tlmt,  nut,  Cuiir  iiioiitli'*  (ir.'viuU'^l) ,  iln'  Cinli.-r  of 
ilrn.  It.iiiiyni!  hiul,  m  well  iw  ii  fmlhliil  elomcHlio,  \»<i't\  •riii'llv  munlertK! 
ltuT«',  iluriiiK  il  iit'riml  oC  |iri»f'.uml  pi'iuf,  >ty  it  |mrly  .if  Wi.iiu'lHiKiH'H,  Mid 
tliHt,  on  ihi-  rtmiivtil  of  \m  Ix^dy  to  th.-  ifioiiiiiU  of  tlits  eoltiiyn,  twttr  lh«  fort, 
ill  wfiiih  Iii4  wifii  iiml  d.'ii  >ht.r  r<t.i(lt'(|,  the  liotm.<  liiul  iM'.n  li<'rm.<lio»llT 
cKwfil,  The  oiilriij^w  upon  Mr.  Hcwv.iod  hud  tiiki'ii  plnc«  oiirly  in  April. 
It  wa«  flow,  iiH  htut  almidy  hu.-n  miuI,  ib''  7lh  of  Ain(iiitt,  and  wiiniu  that 
n«>riod  MiM.  HoniyiK'  had  d  iink  di-ffily  of  th»'  cup  of  ii'ciprocalfd  wedded 
bli-'t,  »\\f  had  also"  kn.iwii  th-  im^iiishof  lh<!  m'v.'.ancc  of  rvcry  >mtu>-nl  tift. 
Hotli  hiT  paiiMilH  wcio  huri.  (I  n.-ar  ihf  suniint  i-iioiiHi',  nnd.  had  it  not  1»*«B 
for  lh«  fuivunt  iovf  of  \m  husband'— a  love  that  daily  iiicr<'iutt'd  in  purity 
and  intt-nsity— <'V(n  the  urotit  i»tien;^th  of  mind  for  which  who  wiw  i-iniirk- 
uhlc  would  havf  ill  fiiahifd  h.'r  to  endun'  th**  twfifold  HJiock.  Hut,  oven 
with  .ill  liin  love,  till!  natural  mi'lancholy  of  hi-r  cliaract.'r  hc.-unif  tinged 
with  ail  additional  hhadi-  of  ftt^riousiicss,  which,  far  fion'i.lifint,'  di«pliMiHin){,  or 
dftractinii;  from  thf  KwootncsH  of  her  most  exprt'n-.ivi!  and  fuulili-si  faoe, 
iie(>med  to  invtiHt  it  with  ii  newer  and  a  lidinr  <  hiirm.  'Iho  pcifiction  of 
her  cliisHic!  «tyhi  of  beauty  j^iven  as  Maria  lloywood,  tnny  wfll  justify  a 
rfipclititai  lu'ri'. 

,\bovi'  lilt)  middle  sizi',  h>r  li^niro  wivh  at  oiico  jjiaccfully  anil  .ichlT 
fonufd,  Hor  face,  uf  u  cliisclU-d  oval,  wiw  of  i\  dditato  oiivo  lint,  wliioh 
wi'll  harmonized  witli  cyen  of  a  lu^troUH  hiuiul,  and  hair  of  glossy,  rarea 
black,  of  raro  amplitude  and  h'liijtii.  A  mouth  claHMcally  «mall,  bordered 
by  lips  of  coral  fuln.-<.s,  di«i(;lovd,  wli.-n  she  smil>il,  tfi-tli  wliit.-  and  even ; 
while  a  fuivhcad,  high  and  drnotiiif,'  stroni,'  intellect,  combined  with  a  nose 
iiomewliat  moro  aiiuilitu*  than  (hvrian,  to  ^ivc  dij^nitv  to  u  countenance  that 
miifhl  oihcrwisc  have  exhibited  too  much  of  a  cliaructcr  of  voluptuous 
beauty.  Yet.  allhou^li  her  feature-i.  when  ligiit.-d  u|)  by  vivacity  or  emo- 
tion, were  radiaiil  with  intelligence,  their  expri'ssiou  wiien  in  repine  wiw  of 
a  pensive  cuHt,  that,  contrasted  with  her  general  a|)pearance,  gave  to  it  a 
charm,  i.ddressed  at  onco  to  sense  and  sentiment,  ot  which  it  is  iinposmble 
l)y  d.  scription  to  give  an  adeijuate  idi-a.  A  (linij)!"  d  I'heek — un  arm,  hand, 
and  fool,  that  niiglil  have  serveil  the  statuary  '^•^  !i  model,  coin |)l.>ted  ii 
person  (vhich,  without  oxuggcration,  might  bedeeav  d  almo.st,  if  not  wnolly, 
iaultless. 

For  Fotnc  minutes,  m  the  party  rode  along  the  road  bordering  on  the 
serpentine  br.inch  of  liie  (  liicago' leading  to  llardscrabble.  Mrs.  Konayne, 
.■ip|ir<'hensive  that  her  husband  migiit  attribute  any  appearance  of  d<;pre88ion 
of  spirits  to  physical  illncis,  and  in.si-.t  oil  iio,stponing  her  ride  to  w>me  future 
occasion,  fell,  as  most  pcopK^  do  who  are  fien.sihle  that  for  the  first  time  in 
their  lives  th  ^y  are  acting  wiili  in:>incerity,  into  the  very  opposite  cxtrenao. 
With  a  consciousness  of  wrong  at  her  heart — with  a  toul  distracted  with 
uncertainlv  and  h.':.itaii'.y  as  lo  the  result  of  the  course  she  was  pursuing  — who 
indulged  in  a  gaiety  that,  in  her,  was  wholly  unnatural.  8he  rattled,  talked. 
"auglK'd  with  ill-timed  volubility— ottered  to  make  wagers  with  the  surgoon 
■ind  K(»iiayne  that  she  would  take  her  horse  over  the  liighcst  fallen  log,  or, 
>.(  liiey  preferred  it,  swim  with  eillier  of  them  a'iross  the  river,  and  liustly 
proposed  that  they  should  start  together  and  t^ec  who  woidd  first  reach  tho 
farm-house.     All  this  time  the  deejiest  scarlet  was  on  her  cheek,  her  manner 


It  WA««AVKtnc;  m, 

bntmvi'd  th<<  miitt  fev«>rii)i  etcitrini'tit,  uiiJ  then)  wm  nnwonti'<l  britlliMf 
in  Imt  i')p. 

lUHmyiX'  kxtketl  nt  ht-r  ttaniMtly.  Hudiiwiily  a  flianije  i-iim«  ovi-r  h*  r,  for 
oho  iiiiil  ri'initrki>ii,  nti<i  t'l'lt  nonfuHt'd  iciiIit  thu  pciu'tmtihu  ^l.ince  which 
iM'i'ni.  tl  to  It'll  her  ilmt  »th«  tliil  not  ti-.-l  that  huhliu!M  .  f  hr.trt  wit.i  ih"  "K-m- 
blinii.'t'  »(  vf\mh  «h<'  wiw  wt'liiii''  In  ilnc  rvu  liim.  Kur  lht<  lir^l  litiH'  Kiru't) 
hU  nmrriiivc' — (my,  Uir  llus  hi>t  limn  niin'e  hi«  iic(|iiuint:tnci'  wilh  hir — ami 
thii*  hid  l<«»«'n  of  iiior«»  ihnn  two, j Mim' dat«~li«  full  puin—piiiii  inlliriitd 
hy  Arc,  'I  III  ri>  wum  •■viihnitly  M>>m«!  xnert't  lliuti^ht  ul  Iti'r  hi-iirt  wiiieh  ^ha 
V'itlihcid  ;  hikI  hIii'  win*  Imd  wwr  hi'l'urK  uonceaiitd  it  |ih<<i>iiii(  cinct'.iott  uf 
Imt  *oiiI,  wuh  imw  wr:i|i|i»Hl  m|i  in  iiii  uiiiircouiitiihht  iiiyMtcry. 

In  jii«»j»<iiiii)ii  with  hif  huHhand'o  iiu'h'iixiiiiJt  Kruviiy,  Mr«.  Hun.iyne'*  »pi« 
ritN  b't'itmo  (i('pr«<Mi«»>d,  until  in  reality  «'nl'»ublud  by  hvv  ntror.j^  provtnua 
••xi'iti'iiiMitt,  xhii  l<:iil(itd  pnh)  ua  dnuth  ilH«*lf,  uud  I'xprcitNtjJ  u  'Jotiro  fur  a 
'/inn^  o|'  wiUiT. 

l)i><*ply  titiK'lii'd  iu)d  rtiikitncd  hy  the  Huddcii  rhuiii(«  whi'li  hii>l  tiikon 
ii|iici>  in  hi*  wifc'H  ikp[ii>Hriuicri  und  niHiiixtr,  Hi)tiiivtu-  threw  hinivll'  tVoni  hiit 
lioinc,  find,  h«'iiv^  providid  with  h  kiImt  drinkini(  cup,  Ih-w  to  tliH  river  to 
fill  it.  In  iMiltT  In  nht.iin  tlm  liijuid  pure  and  coul,  h'«wi'v  -r,  it  wan  nt*<Mm- 
Mii'v  to  turn  a  )<inull  and  ainttit  puiiit  of  uiidi-rwooti,  a  liltli*  to  the  li^ht, 
whi're  n  f«w  iido  i»ton«  sli'pH  |.d  to  n  xort  of  natural  wi-ll,  ♦',  lusri',  •Men  in 
the  hottt'**  u.iy  of  HUinmiT,  the  Ix^vcrnfff  c;mu'  frcsih  um  from  a  coral  foun- 
tain. It  wuH  'I  Kpol  wi'll  known  to  ••vfry  fifijui-ntor  of  that  road,  and  few 
|ia!«Hi'rM-hv  ''vi    ((rank  from  any  othor  hoiirci'. 

Tin  voun;'  oili.'i-r  wa.s  in  tlu'  m  w  of  dippinj?  bin  cup  into  thu  Htrcam, 
whmi  tliiPt!  (''otH  worn  dintinctly  heard  in  the  n«'iKhhorho.)d  of  liardiicrab- 
lih',  tln-n  iiliout  half  a  mile  di-stant,  and  at'lrr  iho  intorv.il  of  a  few  Hecund!*, 
till!  rapid  i;allo|iiny;  of  horni's"  houfs  hehind  him.  With  an  incoiit-eivahle 
dread  of  111-  knew  not  whalai,  hi-«  hemt.  he  Hpnmi,'  round  the  point  of  wood 
tojjaiii  the  road  whero  lie  had  left  his  wife  and  Von  Voltenfier^;.  To  hiti 
aHtoniwIinient  both  wcro  gonn.  They  wi'te  the  hoofs  of  their  horses  ho  bad 
heard — his  own  wasiied  to  a  tiei',  iis  In'  had  left  him,  ami  makint(  endea- 
vors to  tree  hiinseir,  that  he  mifj^hl  follow  his  eoni[)anions. 

We  will  not  attempt  to  de^cril".'  the  f.  i-linifs  uf  Uonayne.  Tho  mere  di-,- 
nppeiirance  of  the  party  nii;,'lit  have  been  aecoi.nted  for,  had  it  not  been  fir 
till!  shuts  which  preceded.  Hut  the  nxsociiuion  was  terrilile.  it  bewil- 
dered him — almost  deprived  him  of  tliouu'ht  and  ju'!;^ment.  Kvideiitly, 
(liere  was  all  emuny  in  the  neii^fhlmrhooil  ;  hut,  even  if  so,  why  the  obvious 
advaneo  into  the  very  heart  of  d.iiger;  for.  from  the  direction  of  the  souiid, 
he  could  have  no  doubt  that  one  hoi"-.  :U  h  ist,  had  tii'.'  n  the  direction  of 
llanlsciabbh',  :ind  that,  from  t!ie  |,ft  uliar  is. id  r.  id  footlall  of  the  animal, 
he  fell  a>*ured  wi's  his  wife's. 

What  could  this  mean?  MrM.  Ronnyne's  he  knew  to  he  iv  very  spirited 
youu'.;  horse,  anil  the  only  manner  in  which  he  could  explain  lur  ahsenco 
^vas  hy  inferrin'f  that,  startled  by  t!ie  report  of  the  firearms,  he  had  .sud- 
denly run  away  with  r,  and  that  Von  Voltenbers;  had  followed  as  speedily 
as  he  eould  to  check  tiini. 

111.'  d;i>hed  the  euji  of  water  to  the  earth,  mounted,  and  du'.^  his  apurs  in 
the  thinks  of  his  horse,  when  the  latter,  bouniini,'  hirward  with  ajrony  under 
tlio  exquisite  scn'^e  of  pain,  seemed  rather  to  leap  than  run  over  the  u;round. 


I4 


fill  M*«<  ki'Ni  AT  OWCAUO. 


til"  K 


li..  rturtwl.  «»mrtMni?  plnAislf  white  on 


hill)  <u»ntimiinj<  hm  ii|nim|,  iluii   Uoriiiyn*',  "^<'''!l''"t  I"  •••""••'"  "^ 


fit'  WM, 


hull  i^ri'iU  ilitficultv   in   |M«M'rviii|;( 
i)[a.tin<>(l  iif  th«  <»hj«>i't,  h«  nt  onr  •  ■ 


liK     villt  Ul»|»i<l     Ht     Wll-*     til"    .!.''»"HS« 

I  tt  fur  the  hatut  tolliir  of  hiit 


will'.  UtK 


I  thiri'fiMit  nil  uniH'rtninlv  »!it  nt  nn 


md  It*  (i)  thi*  Uri'ciiiMi  ht>r 


horM.  hixl  tak.ii.  IIU  Iwkrt  »ii»  full,  l>vil  lu'  Ii'mI  mMn-.ly  powrr  «<•  IhUi*. 
A  tliDU-mid  mci.h'tilH  und  ftfir-.  wi-rmd  In  crowd  uik.ii  Itw  l.niin  m  fhi«  «iim« 
dnu'.  mid  in  micI.  p..nf.i4.m  that  Iih  fi-lt  u»  tli..u«l.  I.i«  v.-ry  r.H-<.n  w^re 
d.  MTtiiiK  liitri.  Tlifl  r.'colU'cfi.m  ..f  tli-  ntttmn  pw'«.-niim«'iitof  «vil  whkh  htf 
had  .unriH-iid  in  r-Kiird  U.  this  riil.'  vmw  wilh  t.  nfuld  foioR  nn  hi«  miiMl, 
mid  !*.:ure.'  kft  u  h..|H'  t..  w.'i.'h  a^'uin^t  tit.'  f.arH  that  ov(  rwh.'imi'd  l.im. 

Htill  li«  diuhi'd  on,  i.lriiinin«  hin  I'V.'s  iw  ihmi^h  h.'  w.aild  hav.-  |.    Mfd 
Ui.'  I'xU'iil  iif  hlH  \wm.  I.NikioK  ^.•ur^hiii«Iy  int.t  ovt-ry  .)|..!tiinf^  into  ii  e 
WmimI,  iiikI  .•nd.:i\..in.j,'  to  di. Htiu'i'i-»li.  amid  iIk'  rapid  i»oim.U  prodiir.'d  j/ 
lii^  own  lioiM-'^  h..otH,  tho>..  of  his-'onipaiiion^.     ltH.-om.'dHn  ag.i  wl.ilu  ho 
pa««.'.l  over  tin-  ground  thai  k-,  I  him  from  tlf  fatal  farm  hoii.e.      Al  L-iikUi 
th«  or.-hard  ultuchid  to  it  came  in  mu,  mul  th.^n  ih.-  Kard.n.  an.l  o.,  ih« 
hroa.l   Ian.'  whifh  n-paraU-d  iM.th.  tlii-  larg.'  walnut  tri-e  Ihf  hrancii.'s  01 
whi.  !i    tw  .  fnontlis  ia-for..  .ov.rod  with  Miowy  Mos^wurt.  were  now  lK«nl 
l.,w  hy  III"  «  'ik'lit  <'f  tl'"'"-  "«"»  fniitfuhvHS.      1.   unoth.-r  inHtiint.  h.-  v.um  m 
iiu  .•••ntro  of  I'u'  opi-n  ^pao'.      I'n.'.irtuin  v'  at  courm-  to  l..iluw   now.  Iio 
r.h«ck.-d  liiH  ai'imnm  stiu-d  ko  su(hl-nly  and  Hcrcily  an  to  th  ..w  hiiii  upon 
hinhaun..!.--.     Kvervthin^i  wa.  still.    IJ..yo.id  the  l.rnatliinK  ot  hi.  own  horno. 
th.ro  wa.  not  a  hound  to  i.i.li.Mlu  tl...  ■xistcnce  (,f  animal  lil«.      I  ho  I'uiiaiw 
had  .-vLlcntl ,'  .h'strovcd  all  t!i<^  «toc<  cm  tlu-  farm  ni.k-  Um  al.niulotinv  n^ 
atid   in.'lan.hnlv  apiH-ai..d  lu-re  to  hav.    .•siabU«li.;d  xrv.wr^ni  doimmon. 
TUiH  HUH,.«.„s,.  wan  tortun— tho  Mlt-nc   horrtble.     II.'  would   rath.r  have 
h,u,.l  Ih'   Indian  ..-alp-n-y-  h-'ard  the  d.'ath■Hhrit.k-ar.ytll.n|^  provui.'d  il 
wo,.l.l  -«.d..  lum  to  III.'  f.  -m  ..f   h.T  In-  lov.i.     li.-yoad  tins  oiohI  ihcra 
wns  noihin,^  that  o.mid  ho  .alh'd  a  r.md.     A  f.w  narrow  lootpatlm  .lmT«..d 
fr<Hii  it  int.;  th"  fort-Hl.  '  uttho.>o  won*  m.'ldy  Hullici.-n.t  y  broad  tor  the  pa». 
,a-.'  l.N  Indian  HI.-,  .-x.ti'pt  on  tlic  immediatn  vcryo  of  the  nvor.  whor.'  liorHO 
mul  ri.ler  uii-ht  harolv  escape  .•oUiM.m  with  th-  hranchen.      Ih"  bank,  over 
which  this  apoloKV  f..r  a  hi^hwav  ran,  was  .•omposed  of  a  mmdy  soil,  io 
that  soimd  w.«  not  ab.olut.-lv  iien  s.ary  to  th.-  assurnneo  that  hors-mcir 
wer."  on  that  road.     From  il«  absence.  h<.wever,  in  every  other  .piarter.  I  .o 
distract..!  ullicer  was  naturallv  led  t..  infer  that  they  wh.ai.  he  s.j  unxiou.ly 
H-u-'ht  lia.i  tak.n  that  .lir.vtion,  an.l  ihiiher  1".  d.-termuied  t.,  tollow.     (Jut 
a  sc"  ..nd  tl,..u,,rht  induc.al  him  to  turn  the  an-lr  of  the  house.  iKh.r..  leaving, 
thut  he  mi-ht  not  have  to  reproach  hims.'lf  lat-r  with  havne^  hMl  anything 
un^-xamined  behind.     To  his   jrivut  surpri.se  he  found  the  door,  w'.'Hi  he 
had  hims.-if  Inana^lically  dosed  manv  w.ek.s  before,  Aide  ope.-.     U.s   ust 
purpose,  after  sweepin-  his  eye  rapi.lly  but  ke.-nly  around  the  halt-t.o.h  .  n 
Jorntield  in  the  rear,  was  to  ent.r      This,  in  oid.a-  not  t..  h.se  time,  an.l  the 
rude  aperture  bein«  sutKciently  luri;.',  he  did  wilhi.ut  disummitm-. 

As  his  horse  sprang  <n- 1"'  thouirht  he  could  dislmguish  a  moccaHined  f.)ot 
iustatthe  m.an'nt  of  its  hurri,  d  .lisapp.-arun.o  into  the  loll  above,  but 
cverythinir  was  so  still  that  he  l.^lt  sali>li.d  his  distempe.el  .mai,nnati..n  anl 
excited  lWrm<r,  runninj,'  on  one  ull-absorbing  subject,  had  dc-Jcived  him. 


[# 


WXn-NAN-GKK  ;    OR, 


He  looked  around.  Two  dark  objects  nttrnctcd  his  attentiwn,  in  the  far- 
thest orncr  from  him,  of  fht-  room,  th<;  shutters  of  which  hcing  dosed, 
yielded  iiut  an  indistinct  light  to  one  coming  suddenly  from  tlie  open  air 
Ho  moved  his  horse,  stooping  low  iiiniself  as  lie  advanced  to  that  end  of 
the  rude  apartment,  and  belield  to  his  surpri-^e,  t.vo  small  trimks  of  hlack 
leather,  on  one  of  whieli  was  painted  in  ratiier  largo  letters  "  Maria  lley- 
wood.'  Tlie  other  had  no  name  upon  it,  but  ho  could  have  pledged  Jiis 
existence  that,  not  one  week  previously,  he  had  seen  it  in  his  own  apart- 
ment, and  that  it  was  his.  That,  however,  might  be  a  mistake,  for  it  was 
difficult  to  distinguish  with  certainty ;  but  in  regard  to  the  proprietorship 
of  the  other  there  ♦lould  be  no  question,  and  the  only  reasonahle  manner 
in  which  he  could  account  for  their  being  there  at  that  moment,  was,  that 
the  :.;inks  had  been  in  use  by  Mr.  Ileywood  at  the;  period  of  his  murder, 
and  that,  having  been  oveilooked  by  the  Indiana,  they  iiad  been  locked  up, 
on  closing  the  farm-house  iiltogether. 

It  must  not  be  supposed  that  the  young  officer  took  as  much  time  to 
uomprehcnd  and  draw  inferences  from' what  he  saw,  as  we  have  taken  in 
the  desciipliun.  A  few  rapid  glances  only  were  thrown  around,  when, 
fiatisfied  that  there  was  no  more  to  aid  him  in  his  search,  he  turned  his 
horse's  head  to  gain  the  broader  pathway  which,  it  has  alreadv  been  said, 
bordered  on  the  river.  Again  he  sallied  from  the  house,  but  his  emotions 
of  alarm  and  surprise  may  be  conceived — not  springing  from  any  personal 
consideration,  but  from  lUc  certainty  he  now  entertained  of  the  probable 
fate  of  his  wife— when,  on  gaining  the  exterior,  he  perceived,  not  fifty  yards 
from  him,  a  party  of  Indians,  about  twenty  in  number,  some  scattered  along 
the  edge  of  the  wood,  and  others  peering  cauticnisly  around  the  corners  of 
the  outbuildings.  Although  his  heart  sank  within  him  at  the  sight,  and 
the  image  of  his  Maria  was  at  the  moment  ujipermost  in  his  thoughts— 
Hvood  palpably  before  liim  as  she  looked  at  the  very  moment  wlu-n  she 
stood  first,  equipped  for  this  most  unfortunate  ride— his  keen  and  collected 
eye  could  distiuL-ish  the  very  color  of  the  war  paint,  for  they  were  in  full 
costume,  and  the  peculiar  decorations  that  told  tiiem  to  be  of  their  old  and 
inveterate  enemies  tlu;  Winnebagoes. 

There  are  e|ioclis  in  life  when  the  thoughts  of  years  crowd  upon  the 
mmd  in  little  more  than  nion,ents.  All  the  past  then  seems  to  flash  full 
upon  Lhe  ree.jllection,  and  in  such  rapid  yet  distinct  succession,  that  the 
<mly  surprise  is  how  the  brain  can  sustain  the  torturing  and  confoundincr 
weight.  No(,ne  incident  of  the  sliL^htest  interest  had  ever  occurred  to  his  wile 
and  himself  that  Uonayne  did  not  recal  vividly,  keenly,  even  while  "azino- 
on  those  men  of  blood  ;  and  iio  suffered  anguish  of  heart,  physical  a°s  weU 
as  mental,  which  none  can  understand  who  have  not  experieiKM'd  that  rend- 
mg  asunder  of  the  soul  which  follows  the  loss  of  that  in  which  tlu;  soul 
■■done  h\(s.  Pr..s..ntly,  as  his  ,(iuick  eye  glanced  rapidiv  along  the  wood, 
he  saw,  to  his  iiuTcasing  oismay,  V'on  Voltenberg  brought  forv  d  to  its 
edge  by  two  other  Indians  leading  the  horse  by  the  bridle,  lie  was,  evi- 
dently, a  prisoner.  ( )h,  how  he  strained  his  pyes  with  painful,  with  a.roniz- 
mg  earnestness,  to  bohold  her  whcmi  he  exjiected  to  behold  next,  and  how 
rapidly  rose  the  feeling  of  h.ipe  and  exultation  when  he  found  no  second 
prisoner  appear.  He  now  felt  assured  that  his  last  chance  of  recovering 
tL«  lost  one  lay  m  his  pursuing  the  course  he  had  at  first  selected.     The 


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prospect  of  eluding  his  enemies  and  (ra.r.iris  that  road  was  poor  for  there 
C  b,.t  one  way  opeu  to  him-ahn.st  in  llu,ir  very  teeth-yet  tins  he  was 
TolvKi  to  try.  Death  was  before  him  if  ho  hesitated;  aithou^'h,  had  he 
belu.1.1  his  wife  a  prisoner,  he  would  rather  have  shared  a  similar  late  than 
abandoned  her  in  her  extremity,  now  that  a  hope  hud  sprung  up  m  h.9 
heart-his  energies  were  aroused,  and  renewed  activity  brneed  his  limbs. 


CIIAPTEll  V. 

On-  the  ri^'ht  of  the  farrn-houso   called   ilardscr-ibble,  as  it  faced  tho 
wat-r,  there  was  a  kitchen  garden,  the  fence  of  which  was  quite  hve   ee 
hitrh.  and  scattered  about  within  this  were  standing,  now  almost  shrivelled 
m.     om  age,  many  clusters  of  peas  and  beans  pending  lazilv  and  languid  y 
romtheirVles-     To  f.. roe  his  way  across  this  fence,  and  then  diagonal  y 
through  the  garden  in  order  to  gain  the  opposite  covu.v  and  cross  into  the 
road  beyond,  was  now  the  sole  object  of  the  y <,ung  othcer ;  but  before  put- 
■inl  it  in  pra  tice,  he  called  out  in  a  loud  and  distinct  voice  to  Von  VoUen- 
ben.  to  know  what  had  become  of  his  wife,  and  whether  she  too  was  apn- 
soner      Hut  there  was  no  answer.     The  Doctor  had  evidently  been  enjouied 
not  to  repHs  for,  immediately  after  he  had  put  us  ..uest.on,  Honayne  saw 
an  India,   hdd  up  his  tomahawk  menacingly  to  the  prisoner,  and  heard  h.m 
"ter  some  words^as  if  to  enjoin  silence      Seem.nglv  d-.'---^-'-;!-;  ',; 
all  risk  to  satisfy  his  friend.  Von  Voltcnberg  suddenlj' raised  his  hand,  .    d 
s  i^med  to  poini  significantly  over  his  shoulder  tn  an  oblique  direction  to  the 
rear      This^onvinced  Ronayne.  that  he  had  been  conec   m  his  c'o-.l'-'    "«. 
or   he  direction  was  the  road  he  intended  t.ik.ng.     (hithenng  h.mselt  up 
nh     saddle,  he  slowly  walked  his  horse  about  twenty  paces  to.v.ards  tho 
"li    of  the  forest.     This  was  done  both  for  the  purp..se  ol  P'-'^;;-;"  'll^    "f 
suspicion  of  an  attempt  at  llight,  a.id  of  giving  sulhc.ent  run  for  his  leap 
'S^^^denly  wheeling  r.u.^.  he  put  the  ammal  to  his  ^1-^  - -;^v-^ 
the  loud  shouts  of  th.'    ln<lians,  who  rushed  forward  from  eveij  po ml  to 
•ort'ke,  him.  accomplished  the  desperate  leap,  the  tips  of  his  horse  s  hoo  s 
ust    r'^  n.^  '^  1^''  P^'^^'^'l-     ^^"'^"'"t.ered  with  their  arnis  as  they  were,  it 
^1  ea:h^cUan.  ItLever  active,  at  h.st  a  second  to  «  -  J^  ^^^g];!;^ 
this  rmve  the  young  officer  cnsiderable  advantage  ot  distanio .  but  what 
i  rnnsed     m  was  That  not  a  shot  was  tired.     It  seemed  as  though  his  ptu- 
Z    a^uX  H  b    eath  their  dignity  to  tire  at  a  single  neemg  •";'".  whom 
h-  V  wer "certain  of  laMng.  nnd  matter  of  rivalry  with  all  to  be  the  hrst   o 
rAchand    ecu".     Or.v,a?d  thev  pressed  now  without  uttermg  a  sound ; 
hti  the   att  r.  of  their  war  ornaments,  with  the  crackling  of  the  decayed 
;"!c!,^i  n      n^ath  their  feet,  told  Ronayne  that  they  were  too  "-■;  folium 
oliope  for  escape,  unless  his  horse  should  clear  the  opposite  corne.  of  tho 
5  1     and  ot- this'  he  almost  despaired,  jaded  as  the  nmmal  was  by  previo,^ 
oxertin  through  the  heavy  g.'ound  he  was  now  traversing       -o.tunaely 
b^oZl  tint  there  was  a  perceptible  declivity  lushe  approached  the  w.ter. 
and  not  m  rd^  but  tlat  onV,  of  the  rails  of  the  zigzag  fence  had  been 

Setached      Desperate  as  his  position  was.  this  gave  Imn  renewed  conhdence 
a^d    e  even  ycLred  to  turn  and  examine  the  number  and  position  ol  hia 


JjARK,, 


St 


WAU-WAN-ORE  ;     OB, 


Oiiemi.;s.     J  hoy  were  some  twenty  in  number,  all  p^dnt.'J  perfectly  black 
Hild  dispersed  iit  Ion;'  intervals  ihrougjiuut  the  Held.     In  f.onl  »( all  ^-isa 
very  youn-  wiirrior,  ivho  seemed  the  ni.xsl  emi.loi.,  of  the  party  to  secure 
the  honor  „t  tlie  capture,  for  ",.,  leaps  he  took  were  prodijrious,  and  it  was 
evid.'nt  that  nothmg  but  the  doarinrr  of  the  f-nce  could  save  the  elnselv- 
pm-sued  oHicer  Irom  capt.iro.     A-ain  his  horse  took  the  leap,  and  this  time 
casiiv  enough;  and  .'ven  while  in  th».  vry  act.  he  thou;rI,t,  1,,.  fancied   he 
icard  a  voice  beliin,!  him  softly  pronounce  his  name.      In  the  confusion  of 
n<  mind,  ho,v„y,.r,  he  could  not  jud-e  distinctly  of  anythin^r.     It  mi.rht 
have  been  tho  Mg\m<j^  of  the  wind  among  tlu-  dried  leav.^s  and  tendrils  that 
tloated  from  tho  bean-poles  at  his  side,  and  he  re^'arded  it  not.     His  mind 
was  too  much  intent  on.  too  much  absorbed  on  wei^jhtier  matters  to  heed 
Ihv.  occurrence,     Tlie  air  frot.)  the  water  revived,  reinvi.rorated  both  himself 
and  bus  hoi-K..     Again  at  full  speed,  he  dashed  on  along  its  mar.rjn  until 
suddenly  after  having  gone  over  nearly  a  mile  of  ground,  the  cmviction 
ai-ose  to  hmi  that  he  must  have  b.^en  wrong  in  his  .omprchen.sio!,  of  Von 
Volicnbergs  ..ign,  ,and  that  the  beloved  of  his  soul-she  for  the  uncertainty 
ot  wiiose  iate  his  heart  suffered  an  anguish  the  mojt  horrible,  was  not  before 
liim,  but  a  prisoner  with  her  companion.     That  thought,  (rrowinrr  ranidlv 
into  a.ssurance,  was  sufTicient  to  destroy  all  energy.      lie  checked  his  horse 
and  brought  h.m  to  a  full  stand.     As  a  soldier,  whose  s.u'vices  belon-ed  to 
us  country,  he  felt  that  he  had  no  right  t,>  throw  himself  int.)  -,  ..osition 
till  t  would  render  those  .services  useless,  but  at  least  he  voMiJ  tike  no 
unnecessary  trouble  to  avoid  it.     Tie  turned  to  listen  to  the  sounds  of  his 
pursuers,  now  fully  resolved  to  make  n,.  further  attempt  at -escape       Ho 
heard  nothing  but  the  rustling  of  the  leaves  and  the  gurirli,,,.  of  the'water 
over  the  shallow  and  p,.bbly  portions  of  its  bed.     lie  Retraced  his  way  at  a 
M-.ilk.      I  hat  was  his  direct  course  to  the  fort,  and  he  was  determined  lei- 
■sure.y  to  pursue  it,  taking  the  chapter  of  accid.'nts  as  it  r,:ighl  be  open.Hl  to 
.«m.     hoon  4ie  came  to  the  point  where  he  had   first  leai.ed  the  ..arden 
l>>i:c"        Ir.  looked  withn.     There  was  not  an  Indian  to  be  .s,hmi.     That  tliev 
were  lurking  somewhere  around  him,  he  felt  perfectly  .*-«„,,.,].  and  .at  e.ach 
moinent  he  expected  to  s^.o  then,  start  up  and  seize  his  hor.,^  I,v  th^  bridle 
l.u    although  he  now  r,,,-!,.  slowly,  carel,.s's|y,  his  eye  w,uh  ev-rywheiv.     The 
patliwav  he  followed  1...!  along  a  strip  som.  twenty'feet  in  wi,!:',.  between  the 
fiaul..,.  tence  and  t    -  river.  to  the  bottom  of  the  clea.-ing  or  lawn  that  ran  to 
he  e,  go  of  the  latter.     Keenly  he  glanced  towards  the  skirt  of  the  f.rest  on 
m  lot    where  he  had  ftrst  beh.dd  the  savages  with  their  prisoner,  but  not ,. 
sign  of  one  of  then,  was  to  b.  seen.      .VII  this  wa.s  certainly  most  e.xtraor.li- 
lary  and  unaccountable,  but  Uon.ayne  kn.w  the  character  of' Indian  strata-a^m 
too  w,-li  not  to  teel  assured  that  the  v-ry  next  moment  succeedin-r  tl.,!  of 
tins  serpeiit-hko  .piietude,  might  be  replete  with  oxciteoient,  and  he'w.s  nre- 

he  should  not  b.  seen.  Every  step  forward  ii,  saf.tv  iicreased  the  .listanco 
winch  separated  him  from  the  idol  of  his  .soul,  ind  the  puivst  air  .,f  h,."',! 
bad  nosweetM,..ss  for  him  that  vvas  „ot  breathed  ^,■it!,  her.  His  head  drooped 
upon  his  breast-he  could  h,.ar  the  b-ating  ^  ,'  his  ow„  h,,,,.  M,,  p,,,  -ed 
.nwardly,  secretly,  fer^..^t!y  to  God  to  restore  to  bin.  Ins  wif-  as  bv  ■,  nliracle 
and  s;ive  hi,n  tr.,m  th-  madness  of  despair.  Whc,.  he  again  rai.^l  his  he.ad' 
he  was  startled  but.  not  surprised  to  see  his  furth,.r  pn.gress  interrupted  by 


4 


j-«^ 


TUE   MAS8ACKE    AT    ClIICAaO, 


2t 

bowels  of  thfi  earth, 


,    ^^  T-.iIans  sprinirinc'  up  a«  it  wore  from  the  vrry  --  , .  ,    ,     .  „  . 

Lno  .ho  1.H..M  H  similar  .!is,>l.y.  He  was  .-vuk-ntly  h.m.n.e.l  ....  H.-^  fur- 
ther aava.ice  or  iTdiOHt  was  com|,l.'tely  intccei.ted  moment 
'    Tr..lv  ha.  it,  Leon  sai.l,  we  are  the  e.-eat.,res  of  -c""^;  ^^;,^  ^.— ^'^'^ 

#.,otor,.;a...l  while  .'.....■e  was  no  enen.y  v.s.ble,  ^o-.a     e  telt    l^^^^^;^;^ 

i,„lifr..n...ee  i.,  .v.ara  to  a  fatethe  ..tter„es.  o  -'  >^  ^^  J  ;,;J  ■  ", .;  "  ." 
b....n  Hw..etene.l  by  the  fiu-t  of  h.s  be...^  ..ear  to   <'  J^^  ^^f  ^  'J  rt,,,„, 

..nil  mich  was  the  (  evo  C(  iiess  oi  luve  ot  the  man,  m.  i.  i  •„        r,    

tZ'Z.  the  s,en,er  ^"tv  of  the  offi..,  hj^w.ul.^ha..  ,.     -^ 

ter,t  a.Kl  bonds  of  the  savage  for  "'%7;^'\^;:,'"^,  f^  ,X  be  ,o-  in  whom 
of  his  own  hon.o,  when  the  i>rese..oe  ot^  the  ''  ^f    "^/;  '    f  ,,,te,  "  I'.ut  now 
alone  he  lived  .hould  no  l.>..ger  t,nve  hte  ^'f  ^"^'l^'^l^.  ^^,.  .vhich 
a  sud.len  change  in  his  plans  was  resolved  upo.fo   ^'^^^  .    ^,,^,  j;^. 
l,,l  fallen  on  the  warriur.  in  h.s  f.-ont,  »'-\7;'i''"^^  "^, ,,  k^r^-'s    of  those 
t,„,,,  th.t  V..„  Volt...,ber..  p.^ohtjug  F' J  ;  ^  ^Y  t^^  X    ovn«^ld  and  th. 
left  i..  charge,  was  movn.g  st.-aitlnlv  and  alo  e  b'-lj^v'^^'     ':^;,  •„,,  ,,„„i   ^f 
l.ulldin.,  behi...l  which  he  soo..  <i^f^^-  ,,.  ^'^n  t'      r"ht:  a,.d  then  a 
hoofs  inmuMliately  snccoedmg  '**  ^^^'f^l^'^^^."  j;;   '1  ;inatrvo  mind  of  the 
nvpid  association  of  ideas  ^ro.^l^^l^^J^!^^^:^  ^.r.^ 
voun-  ol«c.-r  the  conviction  that  '"^^^''^  ''*'Y,f''l  !>vhat  the  obiect  was  i.i 
Ihat  Von  Voltcber,  would  r^jX^;^^-  ^^.J'j^aSns  iuJd  evidently 
endeavoring  to  secure  In.ns.-lf  he  could  not  tu  ,yU,,,.eforc  their  great 

some  mo,v^hnn  ordina.-y  n.ot.vc  .n  h.s  '^'l'';  '.^^^^  ;  're-m.^d  to  the 
anxiety  to  take  him  u.,hu.1,  and  the.r  -'3|.  f  "/^^  ,  "  .i'^i.t  be  two 
other  ..-isoners,  who  had  I.e..  lett  a  ...ost  ^"^"j  f;.^^,,.  ^,,^  ,,,j^  therefo.-e 
reasons  for  this.  Firstly,  they  ....ght  be  < .  ^  '^  ^^  ^^^^  .  ^^  ,„,,,ivos.  on  a 
Height  not  tu.d  it  either  c--">-;^-'^;T;t^j;:^;:J',,  Doctor  t.;  be  a 
march,  with  a  woman  :  a.id,  seco.idl},  >''^Y  1  1  Mve  fiilrd  to  a.-p.-i.e  the..l 
"  medicine  ,na.r-a  tact  of  which  h  won  d  not  ha  c  bu  ■  to  a  p  ^^^^^^ 
—thev  mi>dit  not  feel  th."ms,lves  per.mtted  bv  tl...  ^    ai   ,    '  j^ 

h.,...  and  tJ.erefore,  without  absolutely  releasing,  gave  h.m  the  oppotunity 

for  escape.  ,  ,,    f  i.-.i  .,  momentnrv  actio.i 

Of  eou.-se.  all  these  reflections  were  the  ';^"     V*.^,^',[  .^    '^  J  character, 
.f  the  brain.     Ronayne.  with  »">^'\ -■''••"^  \^^' J^;."^^,^l'7i  ^Uva.itages  o^ 
was  of  quick  and  .ou.id  aiTn'l|;"^>>'<\:'-  ^^  ^^^^;,!^^,^^^  ,,,  1,,,  J,eady 
disadvantages  of  an  ext.'em-  position.     ^ ''  '^f^^'^J^l^^,,^  the  warrioi'S 
been  n.ma,.ked.  wa.  injpossible.  for  K>tJ  .n  ^onU^nd     -J-;;,,,,,,,,  ,,,,  ,, 
loaning  ca.-eles>ly  on  tli-ir  g„„.  as     /''^>   ,'^P;,^.  ,';;.^.,.  j,-,,    devious  musings, 
w.idd  come  up  and  sur.vndor  Inn.selt.     »      ',  ^^  f  (.;,' f ,.,^„    i^..;,,,  the  i.ite.i- 
l,alf  nursed  inio  the  determmatiun,  such  -^^  "^  ^ 'j  .J,  '^      i,;,  rm.in  object 
tio.i.of  the  Viighiian.     ^'-■^^-'/^'f.^'VSJ  vs    o'  i  t  his  action.     In 
WivH  to  p.-event  the:- closing  with  ^^'""/^.^'^X^,   ,  ,  p,lU>d  h.s  pocket 
.rdertopreve.il  nea.vr  ''''^•''"^'^.''P'^ '"'"•, '\\i.,i\Vuved  it  over  his 
handkerchief  fro.n  the  bosom  o    h.s  '»"'"  ^^'     \iXL.i  broke  from 


head  in  token  of  submission. 


Guttural  sounds  uf  approbation  broke  horn 


'.. 


WAU-NA«J-OEE  ;    OR, 


the  w.irrinrs.  .iinici  wliioli  ho  tliouirlit  lio  could  hoar  'ho  voice  of  his  wife 
•ariiestly  (.'alliiii,'  ii|io;i  his  name,  in  tiie  di-Um.v.  IIn  i.ioki'd,  but  saw 
notiiiiij,'.  Tiii!  idwi  tliat  shu  hud  b  .mi  sulilTcd  to  iniil<''  \u-r  (;scii|»)  }.,ow 
■tron-vr.  II,.  tV-lt  iLssiircd,  for  tUo.  sounds  of  hors.-s'  hoofs  hud  ci-mcd,  that 
Hho  was  lin^vrin^  (nv  him  to  join  ii.'r ;  tiial  siu-  hiid  .s.'Hi  him  wave  tiio 
hundktMriiii  f,  and  liiat,  I'oariui,'  he  was  nhiuit  to  dehver  hiinseit'  into  th.*  hands 
of  his  iMirnncs,  slio  had  uttered  that  cry  to  imhcat.'  h.'r  position.  A|i|>:ir.'iitly 
in  thi'  (vrtaiiity  of  their  prisoner,  tli>'  Indians  both  alpove  and  Im'Iow  had  thrown 
themselves  ;it  tiie  side-  of  the  l,ni(!  under  the  fence,  some  even  connneuiini,'  to  till 
and  smoke  their  pipe  tomahawks.  This  an:ain  was  tiie  •lonient  of  action. 
To  leap  tiic  fence  at  tliis  time  was  out  of  all  question,  bm  tlie  river  was 
untisn  illy  deep  imme.lintely  on  his  ri,t,'ht.  R;ipid!v  lie  wheeled  his  horse, 
and,  b.'arnn,'  him  up  with  a  stronj;  arm,  as  he  r.'a'eh.d  tlie  l.ank,  wiiih;  ho 
forced  the  rowels  of  his  sjairs  into  liis  Hanks,  caused  him  to  hound  over 
nearly  one  third  of  the  narrow  stream.  Almost  before  the  Indians  had 
time  to  recover  from  their  surprise  and   dash  in  after  him,  he  was  nearly 

across.     As   he  .-useended  the  opposite  I)a! ' ,  and  ;^rai 1  the  road  above, 

another  cry  from  th.  sani"  voice  ran<r  upon  his  ears,  lie  l,»iked  and  beheld 
at  one  of  the  winih)ws  of  the  farmdwuse  a  form  ovidentlv  that  of  a  woman, 
the  outline  and  dress  of  which  he  could  not,  however,  (li'-,tinf,niish.  reeiininj? 
neifliirently,  almost  motionless,  on  Uk;  bosom  of  the  vounijes!,  varrior,  who 
had  evinced  such  earnestness  in  his  d-sire  to  eapturehim.'  Alternately,  ;is 
Ronayne  continued  iijs  course  to  the  fort,  uloni,'  that  bank  of  the  Chicago, 
the  youth  pealed  forth  the  peculiar  war-wh.jop  of  his  tribe,  and  waved,  seeTn- 
mo;ly,'the  very  pocket  handkerchief  which  the  uidiapp"  officer  had  a  few 
moments  before  thrown  down  as  an  earnest  of  his  submission.  Was  this 
meant  as  a  reproach  or  a  threat?  Ho  could  not  tell  ;  but  certaiidv  he  felt 
that  he  deserved  the  former  -i  their  eyes,  who  had  shown  him  so  much 
mercy,  in,  less  than  ten  mii  ites  he  had  passed  over  the  intermediate 
frronnd,  his  ear  achiuLrly  on  th.  Wretch  to  catch  the  sounds  of  horses'  hoofs 
on  the  opposite  bank— that  ba,  .  which,  not  two  hours  previouslv,  he  had 
trav  .i-sed  with  a  biie'ht  hope,  if  not  with  a  heart  whollv  free  from  un.vietv— 
but  in  vain.  Furiously,  wildly,  he  rode  into  the  fort.  He  was  ha^f<rartl.  pale, 
and  dripping  from  the  immersion  he  had  so  recently  undergone?^  His  first 
inqun-y  at  tli.'  gate,  on  enterintr,  was  if  Mrs.  Ronavne  hail  nuurned,  H,  .ng 
answered  in  the  neoativc.  life  itself  seemed  to  be  annihilated  ;  and,  over 
come  by  the  ove.'uheltning  agony  he  had  endured  for  the  hist  two  i.ours, 
he  gave  a  frightful  shiiek  of  despair,  and,  on  gaining  the  centre  of  the 
parade.  Mi  fainting  from  his  horse  to  the  ground,  as  wo  have  already  seen 
at  the  close  of  our  opening  chapter. 


Vf 


CHAPIKR  VI. 

"My  particular  <,'rief  is  of  so  floodgate  and  overbearin!'  n.ituro,  tliat  it  eneluts  and 
■wallows  oih.ir  sorrows." — Olhello. 


0  mor*^  cheerlessly  on  the  hearts  of  men,  than  that 
e  occurrences  detailed  in  our  'lapter.     Yea,  it  wa.s 


Nkviiu  ('id  ilay  close 

Wl'ieh  succeeded  to  the ,.,..,..  w.uw.e,.  ■„  ui 

ft  terrible  blow  which  had  been  inflicted  upon  all 


sun  of  the  existence 


'     i* 


THK    MAHHACKB    AT    CIUCVOO.  ** 

of  eaoh  from  the  commanding  ..nicm-  to  tbn  yourv^-.-t  •l'""\"";':-''';>;;, J';^'! 

S ;;..;  of  a,,  now  ..u,^i  '{--i^^r^it^^/t;:;: 'nr'^^  ^li ^-d 
=:.;;"  .ili'ir 'i  t;  thr^a  c.:^:..  ...y  t,.  favoHt.  b. 

thU  mJ,...;  ung..;i.     When  taken  up  'Vom'^..  .mun,l  to  wW  .  ho  h^ 
-Mllr.n    an.l  b,.nio  to  bis  room,  bo  was  in  a  high  teve.  and  ,  .'Inu.us  tr.m 
eS;n'    -unconscious  of  ..vrytlnng  aroun.l.      I«  d.d  "«\  "j'^^^J  \ 
sense  of  th.  naUn^.  and  cxt.nt  of  bi.  ^n.i  ''X -:-';^'"f  "^  :;»  ,  Xl 'b 
referonce  to  tl>o  past,,  but  lay  bk.  one  slu,.,t.ed.  b,s  '^  -•"^^    ^'^f  \  .,f        ,;^ 
oves  fi.x..l  and  uoturnod,  bis  bands  daspod  across  bis  che.t    '^^  "^^^  - 

sJ'v^oly  audihl...  and  H..,.min.ly  wilbonl  tbo  power  of  combination  ot  ll.ougbt. 

or  tbo  exorcise  of  memory.  f.,ii.,,v.Hl    b.^  at  once  smw  that 

Wben  Von  Voltenherg  soon  aitcrwai  Is  follow  d,  h    «Y""' _.  ,  ^ 

.on...stion  of  the  brain  was  rapidly  forming  and  '">">';»'f  >  ,1^;^  '  7,,'J 
ble.;d  bin,.  Tbo  room,  wbicb,  first  tilled  with  som.wing  .,  d  and^  t^^^ 
^vivos,  not  ordy  excluded  the  n.H'ess.ary  air.  but  ''^M';  J'-    ;^'-'      '  ;^;^  J^J_ 

urKontlv  rcniested  to  b,M:loaro.l.  ai'd  none  remamcl  ''f/}*  ,^- "  '  ^-T'.';"; 
SLleiUlr  llonavne's  servant (^illeM-ine.  and  (  orpondColbn.,  wb^  ha^^^^^^^ 

£  r.ii;vM  iVom'bis  duty  as  order^,  bad  ^^^^^;^f]'^^^V:!^Z'S^ 
him  to  render  what  service  migbt  be  re.,uiro,    j!"''"!^  tbo  J^'  "^^        'J, 
illnes-s      There  was  n.)  fastidious  or  mwplacod  debciuy  beie.     Mis.  ^^''f^ 
had  e;er  felt  Ju  mother  towards  the  Virginian,  '^  '•-.^^^'"'rl'^y  ."^  "      V  I 

;;;t^nogdedsuUes  Of  apartments  at   tb.  r  ---"^'  ^e      K  >w 

ou  do  S  barrack  rooms  for  tlu.  married  men  and  on..  ^"^'^^i^^.^Z 

'v     oe  cau.d,t  his  eve,  now  a  glove,  a  but,  a M.pper,  her  ^l'«-  "f  ^^  ;  ^^^^ 

;^.e  Uny  tlmnble  .  if b  which  sbe  had  .M^^  '^  E^  t      r  1;:^^ 

wroi.gbt  upon  that  be  was  abnost  trantic. 


SB 


WAU-nan-okk;    ok, 


"Tfiko  (lio»(>  (lilriff*  aw«y  !"  lie  cri.'d,  slMrtirij,'  u])  find  pointinij  to  thorn; 
•T  Cfiiitiot  cndiiiv  tlin  M^'lit.  'I'hry  will  l<ill  uy — ;t_v.  wnr-f  llian  kill  -tear 
my  li(i,irt-..triiij.iH  witli  nIow  ivritny.  Ah  !  ilt'iir  Mi-h.  "IKmiH.a'— Mrv  KImsley 
— liolh  of  you,  who  loved  M.tria  so  well— cm  you  not  uinli'istiiiul  llu'  ynu^i 
I  sutfi'i'!  N'oHtrrdiiy  I  doultl  have  .hH.il  the  w'oild  in  the  vain  |iii(l'  ..t'  my 
hapiiin'SH  ami  Ntr('ii<i;tli ;  to-.luy  I  f'l'l  that  I  iitn  umrc  wivtdi.'il  than  iho 
ttlav.' that  tui;-*  at  his  chain -0il.ic  f  .hi.'  than  a  child.  Would  i,.  luMv.ri 
that  I  could  (lie  within  thi«  hour  I  ( >h,  <  iod  !  oh,  God  !  oh,  Grxl  !  how  shall 
1  endures  this !" 

He  turned  on  his  sidi-,  Imiicd  hi<  tacft  in  the  pillow,  and  sohh.  d  and  u^pt, 
until  <'vcry  oiu-  around  had  naught  the  d.  t-p  infection  of  his  laotound  snU'er- 
ing.  Tim  lijis  of  Corjionil  Collins,  u<  he  stood  stitf  in  his  military  attitude, 
were  closely  compressed,  and  his  hiow  was  contracted.  A  syinpaihy,  triico- 
nhh-  (.n  each  (piiverinj;  muscle,  was  evidently  stniL",'Iinuf  f"\-  ina-tefy"  and  ho 
turned  ahruptiy  round.  Had  others  taken  lime  from  their  own  sorrow  to 
watch  his  next  movement,  they  miu'ht  have  somi  him  raise  ins  hand  to  his 
lips  and  drain^  deeply  from  u  tlask  he  had  taken  from  the  hosom  of  his  uni- 
form. Mrs.  Elnisley,  with  her  face  buried  in  her  hands,  leaned  a:,faiiist  one 
of  the  foot  posts  of  the  bed;  and  Mrs.  Headley—th.'  majestic  Mrs.  Headley, 
with  more  complex  feelings  at  her  heart  than"  actuated  the  ollier.> — knel'  at 
the  head  of  the  bed,  laid  her  hand  upon  the  sliouhl.'r  of  the  patient,  and 
conjured  him,  in  tones  tlnit  marked  her  own  deep  sorrow,  to  be.ir  the  trial 
like  a  man,  and  not  destroy  himself  by  unavailing  grit^f.  Vet,  even  as  sho 
spoke,  the  tears  fell  copiim^ly  upon  the  bed. 

"Mrs.  Headley,"  s.iid  \'on  Volteid)i'rg,  who  afterwards  admitted  that,  in 
the  whole  '.ourse  of  hi.s  practice,  ho  had  never  been  similarly  touched,  "  do 
not  check  him,  Let  him  give  full  vent  to  this  emotion,  for  painful  as  it  now 
is,  both  to  I'.imself  and  to  us  who  witness  it,  this  (uitburst  one-  exhausted, 
the  crisis  (,nce  past,  th.ro  will  be  less  fear  of  a  return.  See,  already  the 
paroxysm  is  weaker — he  is  more  calm — both  mind  and  body  are  worii  out, 
and  if  he  can  but  sleep  for  a  tew  hours,  althouiTh  ho  may  perhaps  awaken 
Ij  more  acute  sorrow,  no  danger  to  his  life  need  be  apprehended." 

Notwithstanding  this  remark  wa^  made  in  little  more  than  a  wliis|K'r, 
it  w.is  distinctly  heard  by  the  snll'erer.  Suddenly  starting  up  again  in 
his  be<l,  he  turned  (piicldy  rouinl  to  the  surgeon,  and  sai'J,  in  a  tone, of 
reproach —  '% 

'•  And  is  this  all  the  consolatioa  yon  h.ave  to  off.'r  me  ?  What '  tell  me 
th:it  I  shall  awaken  to  keener  p.-in  tJirm  that  which  now  racks  my  b-ing,  and 
drag  on  a  miseiabl.^  life!  Of  what  \ahi.'  that  life  to  me'f'  But  .stay,  my 
miiul  is  not  yet  itself,  or  how  is  it  that  I  have  not  yet  que.stioiied  vou  ubou't 
my  wife  !  Dear  Von  Voltenborg  !"  and  he  threw  the  hand  of  thJ  iveenlly- 
puiietured  arm  upon  the  .shoulder  of  "e  surgeon,  "what  news  have  you  of 
Maria  ■.'  Tell  me  of  her  safety  ;  say  that  yon  hwv  rescued  her  .aiid'that  I 
.shall  .«.-(■  h.T  ag.-iin,  an  1  1  will  tV.r  ever  bless  tin;  voice  that  save.s  ..  o  froui 
despi.ir.  Oh,  Von  \'oltenberg  !  speak,  speak  I  .surely  you  could  never  have 
had  the  baseness  to  desert  her.  How  were  vou  'taken  ?  how  have  vou 
escaped  ?  and  why  alone  {" 

'•  Poor  Roiiaynel  would  to  God  that  1  could  give  vou  consol.ition;  but, 
alas  !  I  cannot.  She  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Indians  before  I  did,  and  I 
saw  her  borne  nipidly  to  the  rear  of  the  farm-house;  me  tli-v  tonk  to  the 


^1 


»i^ 


MA88A0KK    AT    CHIOAdO.  " 

■n        .1    .  ...  ....,,»  I  ncvpf  oner  ^lif'*!  ^"""<  "*** 

road  whrr..  you  «aw  mo.     Fmm  tha    ..... nu.t     n  ver  on  ^^^^^  ^  ^^  ^  ^^  _ 

,e„ss,.r.^V"u,solt^  all  m.v  yea  bo  jy..  u^^^^ 

more  t J.ni|j:ht.  _  You  must  ^l-M';  "  .v  ' ;  ;,  J,  .,,•  tl,..i,-  .>,.cau.,..ncnt, 
cil..-  upou  .xetion  t.,.morrow.  "^  '7' ,;„",'  ,'!,,,ui  „..■.  I  li.ive  r.-Mson  to 
nut  t...,.,y  puces  ,u  rear  «,>;;',  ^'^.rdj;  and  .hat  Mrs.  K.n.ayno 
think  ll.at  it  I'-l-'-rf.'^  :'   ;',^'^^^^^  not  exc..'.    tiv..-....d. 

niiiv  yet  bo  r(!sci..d,  t...  tl...  pan\    "  ""  j.      bijjnkcts  or 

twent^V  men.     What  tl.ey  want  .s,  doubtle..,  u.^n, 

y"'"*-''  .1  f  ..  .l.-i*  I"  .•ontinuo^.o  Virciniaii,  ea^jferly ; 

"01.!  say  you  «o;  bless  you  for  that !    'f'"i'"»""7    ,„,,,.,^,,„  .  i  ^.11  s..« 

man,  1««  th.  Y-f  r'  ""i  'T  ,;;        ,  S  "  iTlo  m  Lr.l>  uf  n,y  mk. 
„t.i«o  nu.,  «nd  I,  nioiio  and  willi.mt  1'     '  "■™"  "'   ^  ,  J,„  „,„, 

K.iul   fi«,l  lliiil  I  W!»  to  relom  now  Willi..  I  HM  .  W"  »  1 

,:;!•;■•  ,.'.1  .s- '.'  >."f  ;»•!•  °»f ,'",tv;SV'  .stw»rf. 

(■„q.oral  Collins  lon.iluKl   .is  «..p  »7,;'';  ;'''"„,•' L.e  you,  honor  left  the 

Ijoitso!"  w  ..„11.>v  Hternlv  to  him,  as  she  arose  from 

»  Corporal  Collins,"  said  M.s.  H;='''''{  ^y"  [J.?  '  i,ave  held  your  peace 
her  l:..e 'ling  posture,  "you  would  1^-^,^°"^^ .^^^^ .^^  M.".  Runay.e  has 
.,„  a  malttn-  Nvhi.h  you  say  you  -o.  ^^^-^.r  to  him  an  observation  of 
.„.ovanoe  -f --^^-iS"; J';;C£;i;|%i: -de  in  any  oU.er 
his  commanding  oheei,  ^^\wM.    "   '         „o„vpv'' 

^^•'?l:':;;;iS  mS:.c;=i;  xsr:.j.ithdrew  mto  the  condor, 

excited  foelhigs.  1  w.U  ^l-'^t^^^.^'tiitLr  will  even  acknowledge  the 
1  ca.inot  hold  out  to  you  any  hope  tb;  'j^  ^^"''  ^  f^^^j  .^..^^ed  that, 
uectssitv,  much  V'ss  take  tl...  -'^'\y^,;J,  ,S  \„  both  that  it  would 
,vhen  you  have  h.;i..'d  b.s  ^^^^^^ ^Z;^"^  k.nd  for  the  recovery  of 
e';X:;:  ::^i'i;i:r^d'i;i;;::;'o,.emorebitterly  thanmyser' 


il    t\ 


w  WAtr-VAN-aM ;  oh, 

"Mrs.  TT?adli>y,  yon  mirprisp  mo  ;  F  o;in  «f(irr('ly  Wif-vn  thiit-I  iiiulcrstnnd 
yoi  iif,'liily.  I  Imd  akiiyn  tli..u;(lit  your  (wWuu-^  lowiirds  Marin  wfio  t\\,m 
of  n  mothi-r  for  licr  child '?" 

"  Kvori  NO.  llonaync.  You  ju<l,^vd  tliom  rij,'litlv,  As n mothrr  I  Im.c  loved, 
and  love  lier  ntill ;  l)iit  we  will  talk  ol'  all  llii/ to-nioirow  mi  mjn^r,  and  I 
loavp  you  now  to  llic  (|ui.'t.  if  r(-st  is  not  to  be  l.opd  Cor.  that  you  mo  much 
roquirp;  tor  lleadley  n.-eds  di  Im  oIH.mm-h  in  important  council  to-morrow, 
prior  to  hoiduiuf  a  second  iriiffv-diatdy  aflor  with  oin'  Indian  allies.  Nay," 
HPcing  that  all  pr.'scnt  looked  surprised,  imd  a  desire  to  know  wlierct'orp,  "it 
were  idle  to  enter  upon  the  suhjeci  now  ;  sudicient  he  it  to  know  that  it  U 
one  ot  the  deepest  importance,  and  that,  oven  Mhould  vou  he  carried  there 
in  a  htter,  Konayne  — but  God  forbid  the  necesmty !— you  must  ho  i.re- 
icnt."  J       J  I 

"  At  what  hour  do^hat  council  assemble,  Mra.  lleadley  Y"  asked  the 
ensign.  ^ 

"  \t  mid(hiy,  I  believe.  Winnebe^r  hiw  been  dedred  to  brin|ir  the  chief* 
to  the  f,dacis,  between  the,  tlagstaff  and  the  nouthern  blockdioust),  at  two 
o  clock  precisely. 

"What!  Winnebeg  returned  ?"  exclaimed  Itnnayne,  iw  he  impotuonsly 
rose  m  his  l)e(l.  "Ah.  then  there  is  li.jpe.  He  will  aid  m.-  in  my  enter- 
Drise.  And  whai  of  VVau-nan  gee  ?  Is  he,  too,  here,  Mis.  He.idley  }  Vcs, 
ho  must  be.  Oh,  this  is  indeed  providential!  I  sliall  rise  with  the  ddwn 
and  seek  them  both.  Kverything  can  be  accomplished,  if  at  all,  before  the 
hour  of  our  own  council  arrives. 

Mrs.  II<!adley  cast  a  look  of  profound  sadness  on  him,  as,  takin  -•  his  hot 
hand  in  hers,  she  said —  '' 

"  Wau-nan-gee  did  not  come  with  Winnebeg,  Honayne  ;  but  there  is  rea- 
son to  believe  that  lie  is  not  far  from  the  camp  of  the  PoU.jwatomies,  for 
ho  was  seen  yesterday.  Yet  he  will  not  aid  you  in  your  proposed  enter- 
prise.'  '^    ' 

"  Oh  !  Mrs.  Headley,  ycu  do  him  wronw— indeed  you  do.  Wau-nan-gee 
loves  Maria  too  well  not  to  risk  his  life  L>r  her.  You  littK-  know  the 
strengtii  of  Ins  generous  attachment,  if  you  doubt  his  interest  in  her  pre- 
servation. '  ' 

"I  know  that  his  love  for  her  is  greaL— perhaps  ton  much  so "  ^ho 
replied,  emphatically,  after  a  moment's  pause,  while  bending  over  lo  adjust, 
his  pillow,  and  m  a  voice  so  subdued  as  to  be  inaudible  lo  all  but  himself 


CHAPTER  VII. 

Ronayne's  palo  cheek  became  suddenly  scarlet.  He  perceived  from  the 
tone  and  look  that  accompanied  tlie  words  that  suspicion  of  some  kind, 
whence  derived  he  knew  not,  had  entererl  into  the  mind  of  Mrs.  lleadley, 
and  that  she  saw  in  the  regard  of  the  young  Indian  for  his  \%iie,  evidence  of 
a  prepossession  which  might  prove  dangerous  to  his  peace.  But  this,  to  a 
mind  generous  and  impetuous  as  that  of  the  highly-gifted  officer,  brought  no 
ala™.  Conscious  of  the  entire  possession  of  the  heart  and  confidence  of 
hi5  vnfe,  It  was  a  source  of  speculative  pride,  rather  than  of  concern  to  him. 


THE    MAMACHl    AT   OIIIOAOO.  W 

thHt  (ho  war.„l..^ftrte(l  and  inartifioia!  I.uJi"n.  at  onc«  brave,  bay  'ikf.  .nd 
,a  >1  0  n^  Hl.oul.1.  with  a  ch.-.k  gluw.ng.  and  a„  .y.  l-um.nK  vv.cl.  ove^ 
iS„i,  K  . ofln«Hi.  f-l  und  b..tr«y  all  lh«  |Hnv.r  of  h.r  l,.«auly  «l-"  -     H««d 

ud  uft-M  bv.u  th.  to,,ic  of  tbeir  convmuliu..;  and  nuu.y  a  Hm.l...  half 
l^mso  t(  -  >  "  blush,  l.ad  Ilonayno  calWl  np  to  th.,  brow  o».,s  young 
u.mHoi  11^?       '  ;    .,i„,,  ,„  ,  „.  ,.,,„al  ri^'ht  to  invent  hor  with  th.^  mar- 

lo  i.  di      i   1.   .»t  rmm  any  imwor.l.y  j«d»u.y  of  ih.  »cl  la-  l»d  «ukI. 

""If ii.";;&!;lr;::!.Ttw  «t «..  re»,«,k  of  m,..  ii...u.y,  •,. «« «». 
,  J' s  y..„  u.a.  i  s-d  |».  ;;»i^, » ,;  ;-„t  ir  r:  ,1' II 

know  ho  is  nsturned,  led  iissiiifil  Iti.n  n'!^  hiroii„  ^^  i.  p  •  ,    ,,  ..  „,,^„ t 

Wni^nr:      W  'tS":o;  Le^^i"    llr.  uway;  and,  U,.>g  bdore  the 
l;;:.il  ^"ile.,  ...  .UaU  n,ain,  1  am  cuntident  bo  re-u.uted.     Ah,  what 

^  •^^n^^fJiirli tUc?t^:l;:d'i^  gravCy  and  ahnul.     ''I 

know   iuvt  t      «   i'test  oilers  were  issued  immediately  alter  Vjur  rdun.,  to 
allow  noluier  officer  nor  man  to  leave  the  fort,  unless  passed  by  lleadley 

'"™  of  i  shall  never  return.  I  suppose,"  muttered  the  Virginian  bitterly: 
"  we  1  we  shall  see;"  and  he  ground  his  teeth  together  hercely 
To  "  .nil  M,-u    Hoadlev'  "spare  vour  bitterness.     You  will  Know 


mmmmmmi^»^ 


WAUMAIi-Oli;    OR, 


U.'iuU.y  not  to  opp<*e  you.  But,  ntny!  on  connldpnitbti,  it  will  b*  b«tt«r 
tliiU  what  I  hnvt)  to  iii-((c  i«li(itil<|  Ih>  »n\>\  nt  «tic«.  'I'hii  Ik  im  titix'  or  ttccik 
»iitii  lor  mcr-  t'oriiH  i»r  ct'ii'iiMinii'x.  Tl>cr«  U  tod  t.uii-li  at  Htak«'.  t  nhttll 
l.iiv- vt,u  now,  ami  rfiiirti,  ulun.-,  in  littl<>  more  tituii  an  hour.  You  will 
dininixH  CuliiriH  for  tlio  nim'hl,  di'xirinp;  him  to  clofO  tho  door— fiot  fa»ttc>t»  it, 
»o  that  I  may  make  n<t  iumm' — litid  no  difHitilty  in  ftiti'rinj^.  Hitter  thiit 
you  ffivo  M-nt  to  \our  i'iplirij,m  hvro,  \u  thn  jirivHcy  of  V'Ur  own  ro<mi,  than 
ri'vcai  hy  vour  cxciti-riicnt  to  mher*  that  which  uhoufd  be  known  ..nly  to 
«^lr^:'lv('H." 

'•Good  heaven!  what  can  nil  thin  nieun ?  what  lan  it  portend?"  ex- 
einimed  ihn  stariled  olUecr. 

'•  I'ripaie  youisi-lf  for  no  pleasant  romiiiu»iic«lion,  Konayne,"  continued 
Mr*,  ll.adlcy.  widlj  ;  "  I  nmxt  wuinid,  y<t  I  trust  l.ut  to  hiat ;  one  point  I 
would  liiivo  you  i|Uc.Hi'  in  Von  Volu-nln'r);  on  before  I  go— tho  manner  in 
whieh  Maria' f.'ll  into  the  i...,id«i  of  th»^  Indians." 

Durin;,'  thi-*  sliuif  and  low  eonvermUion,  Mim.  Klninlfy  nn<l  Von  Volten. 
ber;j  had  Immmi  taikinif  a-ide  i-n  the  mm<'  Kuiiji'ct.  tin-  former  eontimiinjj  to 
wei'ji  (juleily  l)Ul  bitterly  for  the  io^s  <>f  her  frienil.  Uotwiviie  now  ([uev 
tioiied  tlie  .surgeon  in  regard  to  the  eaune  of  the  wuddunness  of  their  depaituro 
from  the  uoint  wiiere  he  had  dismounted  to  j)roc'ure  water. 

Vun  Vultenber;^  replied  iliat  lie  searcely  knew  liinmelf,  but  his  own 
impresHioii  was  that  .Mrs.  Ronayiie  had  sitatted  ulf  her  liurst-  tin-  moment  tho 
Hhuts  wer-  fired  — he  supposed  in  tho  very  o.xagjjerated  spirit  of  wantonneHH 
whieh  hud  mhrked  her  notions  ever  sinceleaving  the  fort.  Ele  had  meolia- 
nically  followed  in  eourtesy.and  the  result  was*a«  has  been  Heen — her  Mid.lcn 
captivity  by  the  war  f)urty.  who  had  hurried  \vv  oil',  .ilmost  uiiresi.,tiM'.dv,  he 
knew  not  whither,  wiiile  he  himself  was  takeu  iu  the  direction  in  wliiih 
Itonayne  had  seen  him. 

"  Did  she  f^cream — did  she  e.xpress  alfirm  when  taken  V  asked  Mrs. 
Headley. 

"No;  I  cannot  sity  tli.it  she  did,"  returned  the  Doctor,  somewhat  isur-. 
pri.sed,  and  'lot  cuiiipivhendiiie;  the  motive  for  the  ipiestion  ;  "  but  you  know 
Mi.s.  Ronayn'!  is  u  woman  of  great  nerve  and  presence  of  mind.  Moreover, 
as  the  thiiiif  whs  done  in  a  moment,  she  must  liavi;  been  to,,  greatlv  asto- 
ni^heil  to  undfMstaiid  lier  danu'er,  for  she  came  abruptly  on  the  Indians  on 
turning  the  sharp  uiiu'le  of  the  road  Iciding  up  to  the  house." 

Mrs.  Headley 's  eye>  met  those  of  itonayne  with  grave  meaning,  lie 
seemed  to  understand  her,  and  when,  with  Mrs.  Klmsjey,  she  had  de'^iarfed, 
he  threw  hiniscdf  back  upon  his  pillow,  and,  clo.sing  his  "eves,  mused  deeply. 
To  'he  imjuiry  of  Vmi  Vokenberg,  he  replied  that,  feeling  dis;  )sed  to  rest 
a  litil-^.  he  would  not  trouble  him  to  sit  up  longer,  but  begged  him  to  retire 
and  to  send  Collins  to  his  barrack-room,  lejiving  hi:,  door  on  the  latch,  in 
case  he  should  be  summoned  by  the  commanding  oflieer  for  any  purpose 
before  moininijf. 

As  Mrs.  Headley  separated  for  the  night  from  Mis.  Klntsley,  and  ap- 
jiroaclicd  her  own  door,  a  man  in  unifbrra  came  up,  ((inched  his  cap  respect- 
fully, and  presented  a  packet. 

"  This  parcel,  Uvi\.  Headley,  I  received  from  Mrs.  Ruiiaytie  on  leaving  the 
fort  this  afterniion.  witii  the  direction  that  I  should  hand  it  to  you  if  sliT- did 
not  retui-u  by  midnighi.     Alas!  ma'am,  we  have  every  rciison  to  fear  the 


*J 


Till   UAMkCn*    AT   CHICiOO. 

dcnr  ludy  w.ll  never  raluri. ;  twelve  o'cbck  Um  ]»«'  -truck.  «nd  I  • 

t<i  Mlil  "ly  I""'"  .      .  „.  ,.  „„„  .„,  I  t,«r  there  i«  lillln  b";*  "^ 

...|.,,.„,k  ,„„,  H.,)«nl  '^','"7;.  'J;in;  '  llibly  ll"o.  .om.,  IwM 
Mr..  Il.»i»yn"  rtluming;  but  tbi.  I»ick«««  '""J  I  ' 

'"'.;'Sb"'ri4 '':" "  y""b;-  -".uia  i..  mv«mj  .h.  eo.w «. .- 1.»»»» 

wUh  to  Hf..  (ui.luin  lU'..ai«y  <  ,  j^.,,  ^i„,  iu„w>uc 

"Nu,  mu'uin,  I  only  cum«  to  .Iflivr  t  ■  jxtcK.^ 
,eeii.«>i  s  .  »n!.i.,.H  you  .hould  «••;    ;;';;!^  ;^;,„,  n  ..  roi«rn.-l  Mr..  Hoi..ll«y. 

e„;2S;  :r  •;:;  :l::Jtf -r"^  :S ;:; ....  .ue  h«a 

«"  !fX;.' " ':;.S--n.ea  the;.r,^.t    ••  I  w..M  willingly  l.e  .y  leU 

"y.,«  u.«  u  noble  f.-llow  !"  ■•».!  ...|'  ^^"l^^''   ,,y''  "  1    .^  ,.re.Hea  my  hand 

«ft...-^l»-  l.aa  placed  .Im  P''^^''^'':  . '/"^^l  ^j    !        '    1  "'"^  l>.--"«— «- 
direrti.,.,.  should  be  ,,un,.tually  ol.e     d    ^  ^^^^  ^.^^^^  u>  (ioJ,  ^  » 

Hide  of  her  .u.sban.1,  wl.,,,  -^'-l; -;;;;' I^^'Ki^Ld. 
inimi.erH.u.ulwUl.ll.ed..patel,olUcna,i   u^^^^  ^  j^^    ^^,^^   ,,„ 

''Well,   my   dear,   Jwve   you   «eeu  Inni— an^ 

"'ll'''^'""'"  .     •      f      f.  ,«  n,v  inmost  soul-pity  lii'nf'"- «•'»'''*•' 

findure  !"  1 1  v  •     v" 

'•  You  Imvonot  yet,  t.ien,  t.,ia  bnn  .  j^^j^j  ^.^.g„  ^jjo 

"No!    Mrs.   Kln.sKv  a.>d   Von   ^^'^      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

form.r  must  not  know  ll,e  socn-.t      ^^^^^f  "  ^7,,  •,„„,  t-  '       ve  that^lio 

ever,  but  not  t.>rou,^l.  hrr  own  btull      ^^    f  ^^'^    7   .,,  i.uthful   to 

has  been  violently  lorn  tron.  «s.  not  that  .he  I 

her  husband,  ungrateful  toJier  trir^as  ^^^^.^^^  Ronayno  in 

.h:^r.i;;;-rT'^As';:;;;  r  :onpt^tL  su.^eet  to  hin.. . .  not  too 

at  bis  heart  be  heal,-.!.  ^ ':«"'If^tm^^^';,  'feovS  tl>e  shoe.,  of  her  Ion. 
Such  i.  hi.  love  for  Maruv.  that  ''«■",:/,""  J^orn  him.  Uo  wi.lpne 
while  he  believe,  her  to  I'^^^e^  been  u  n    1  m^ly  o.  ^^^^^^^  ^^  ^,j  ^^^ 

until  he  Bickens  and  d.es,  'J";  ';^;'^,;'Jri«  search  uf  her ;  indeed  he  ha. 


VAe-«AI(*OII  I    Olt, 


C 


with  Imt  ]|ttti>  {ihpmftfon  to  rrtnm  without  h*f.  TCnw,  T  knAir  tfiAt  (f  tib 
|i>vi«  h<  ytfiit,  lih  priili'  Hn<l  |iri>|)  r  m'Ii  i'ii«.i.tn  ur<'  not  li-.,  «.),  iimiI  fi>i»l 
UMiin-il  tli-it  li.nr.'v«»r  lu-iit  •  liii  tlr»t  u^ony,  li.'  will  ilry  ii|)  llit«  frimduii  of 
blM  Hfii'f,  iV'tni  ihi*  ni>»iit(<nt  tluu  h(«  li>!trn»  (Itui  htr  lovi>  fur  hinnMill  Iuim  lii>i>n 
trniwfum'cl  to  nnothfr;  timt,  uitrrifii  uwhv  I>v  n  *tr..n(;)<  Htul  K«'<|iM'»ivn  fnifi, 
mtion,  nh<*  hiiH  nhiindimfd  him  (or  nn  nn    '  I  ^H)y.     llw  |irii|i',  «»vr'n  if 

It  do  not  iiiili"  hirn  t'oru;i  t  hi'r,  will  xo  It .  ili  Ihn  h, hv  utn«'>nitt»'f|  utli't- 

tlun,  Hi  to  rrinM"  liiir  to  ln-itr  hiiii"!  If  up,  miiil  limn  nli.ill  li)»v«»  roltlnil  tltu 
wound  of  nil  iiN  l(itf.'rm<«H,  Mnd  nnsbiri^  r«'niiiiti  but  tli<i  nciir.  You  «ill, 
mofiiovor,  Imvo  nn  ffyHjieiit  olMi-fr  prem'rvi'd  to  yoti,  and  ort«  whom*  w-rvict"* 
mtv  Ix'  mil'  li  fijuiii'd  iti  thi>  or*-*'  nl  eiiMn  wlnmx  vnii-c  in  tim  rouncil  will 
not  Ih'  witli'iiii  itH  w«i;.'lil,  aiid  wlio-j<  nrm  mul  oxnuiplt'  will  lirlp  to  iiutil 
i'<jnfid«'ii<'i'  iti  tin*  m>  n,  wifli  nil  of  whom  hi!  i«  n  mnrkml  fnvorlta.' 

"  Vou  are  rii^ht,  Kll''n,  if  nil  tltnt  vou  Mupp.mo  Ut  tun- ;  h.'ttt'r  thnt  th.» 

wound  nhould  Im  .'iilarKml  to  iimuro  itn  wp licr  curt',  than  th:it  thf  Inirm- 

tion,  tlinin^^h  lcf«  nciit",  nIiouM  lie  .untimiid.  lint  in  it  not  niccxsiiry  to  l>o 
well  nstund  of  thit  ?  Should  you  not  hnv«»  Htronf^iT  f(rou»>d  than  wli.it  you 
witnoHnod  yt"«t(Mday  to  ju^ttify  thf  Iwliff  llmt  this  pxi-urxion  wiw  pl;iiiiu«il  to 
in»iiirr>  thi-  rcHult  that  htxn  fullowi'd  /" 

"  D.'iHMid  iiiMiii  it,  llcitdify,  I  will  not  do  w,  for  vou  know  \  am  not  din- 
poH-d  to  'iui,r[it  fXiMiual*)  or  tuit^Ut  Hvt  down  in  ni.tlict','  hi't  I  h^ivi'  nlniuiv 
ifppan'd  H'  iiiynn,  indirfWiy,  to  vxyvci  ^mw  ciii'rular  ri'liition  in  whiili 
klariii  w  cor  icrnt'd.  I  wantt'd  him  to  form  some  idfii  if  thi'  imturc  -.f  the 
mvi'lalion  \  had  t.>  ninkf,  in  onh'r  that  tin'  shoi'k  ini^jht  not  lie  ho  t;reat, 
wh.'ti  I  \'n\..'  .<nlfr<^d  upon  ihi>  nuhj.'.  t  I  had  at  tirst  int.'ii.ld  that  ho 
should  innii-  to  in.'  in  tho  niurnin^f,  hut,  nn  r.'tWtion,  I  thoni,'hl  it  hcttt-r 
that  Dvcrythini;  Khould  b«  told  to  him  to  iii|rht  wh«'rn  hv  iii,  jintl  thcrcfur » 
^t(U«•d,  oi<  i».Hvinj;,  that  I  would  iftiirn  within  an  hour.  Wiu  I  rij,'ht,  my 
love  /"  and  ^hi»  took  and  pr»'»H.  d  hi.s  hniid  to  lu'r  lijH. 

'  Ahv.iys  ri:,'ht,  d<'ar  Klli-n — always  cimsidciatf.  and  prud'Ut.     Yi-s,  piM.r 

uw.  it  win-enit'l  to  let  him  Hinmhi'r  in  hope,  howcvor  faint,  only  to  waku 
to  contiimcd  d''spair  in  i\w  morniiK^  Hoidi.M  th»'rf  may  h',  mo«t  prohablv 
will  1).'.  a  wild  onlbifak  of  liin  pasiiunatf  (jrii'f,  and  that,  niani'  'kI  hcr'j 
whfre  tho  ncfvantt  I'.'iniiMl  fail  to  hoar  him,  may  induci-  sii?*'  .•i>)iis  of  tint 
true  caii.sc  that  must  lu/v.'r  h.»  .■nicitaincd.  N..",  whativ.T  \r\-  know,  how. 
ev»'f  wo  may  d.'[.lort>  tlm  wi'aktipss— the  infatuation  of  tln'f  once  iioblo  ;,'irl, 
within  our  own  lusarls  must  rctnain  h^r  unfoitunato  r^fcrct.'" 

"  (tcncroiixly,  iiohly  juaid,  my  hiisl.'iiid.  Wert-  I  not  iM-rtain  that  it  would 
fl»'*tp>y.  withir  lip  the  v.Ty  soul  of  Honiiyne  to  kfcp  him  in  uncrliiintv  and 
i;;iioratii'i',  I  juld  not  rend  th.-  Vfil  iVuiii  ln;for»'  his  .y.is  ;  hut  it  mii't  be 
80,  ON  f- 1  his  own  futuro  pciu-*'.  Bcxidos  mo,  'heti  forti,  for  In- will  nut 
know  th.it  I  have  entrusted  \ou  with  tlu!  faet.  nmu'  in  the  garrison  will  be 
aware  of  lin-  triitii,  and  Konayii-  will  ;it  least  not  have  to  W-rl  tie-  mortitica- 
tion — the  bitliiness  aiisin;,'  fiuni  the  eoiivieii..n  that  his  wife  is  mourn.d  by 
his  eonii-vles,  with  aiij;ht  of  diminution  of  that  respect  they  had  ever  Ijorn'' 
to  her"  ^  •' 

"  How  aiinoyin;,' in  this  oceurrenco  at  this  parlieular  moment,' ob.erv.'d 
Captain  Ile.i.ll.v,  mimiii<rly  piosint;'  his  hand  to  his  brow.  "  ;iiid  Ik'W  unfor- 
tunate, lla.l  Wiiinebeir  bn)U!,'lit,  (Jeneral  lIuH's  despatch  one  day  so"  er, 
all  this  would  nut  have,  happened,  fur  ihey  i..  -.er  could  liave  obtained  por- 


\'< 


"•■^I^WP^u       .JtKil 


Till   MAUAOII    At  fNICAOO.  Vl 

mUkiun  lo  I«'**«  tlwi  fort,  much  !««  U.  vUil;  no  dongt-ruu*  a  vicinity  a*  HarA^ 
iwrnhM*'.    Our  rimreh  tmm  ihU  would  ltuv«  cljaim«d  lliu  whoU  tiitmAiuf 

-Kvni  no."  ri'lurnml  Mr*.  H<«utll..y  ;  "but  l>.r»«  m  u  |.u.  k»'t.  l-n  wifli  H«f« 

Ji»iinl  Nixon,  vUu-U  U«'  liiw  iu»ti  bt»ii'ii<'il  t'»  nm,  mid  »»lii<l»  may  iltruw  »unM 
ulil  on  tl     .ul>j«ct.     I  will  «r»t  kIhim  e  of  or  it  mpM" 

Shi-  ».r«»k«  rhv  i.i«Hl--lmrri.dly  r««ml  it— and  thi-n  pawed  it  to  \wr  hut* 
l)nii(l.  wlioM.  uttf-r  diKinay.  m  h«  exclian^^i  d  itx.lt-.  of  d.'fp  and  p.iiiiful 
iiitclligeii''«  with  her,  »U.'r  |wru4iiij{  th«  Ifller,  »u*  «ittri«'ly  utlerwr  to 
herctwn, 

"Thi»  IR  cvid«nc«    induwd!"   h«»  murmund.     ">\li«»   could   have  «»> 

p«et«d  it  r 


if 


>^ 


r  I 


CIIAI»TKR  VIU. 

'Oriwf  I*  iiTouil,  uikI  nukkfii  iu  owner  rtout"— A'ini;  ./oAn 

It  wiw  nearly  one  oVUmk  in  llie  morniiii^  vihm  Mm.  ll.adl.'y,  wrapped 
in  Ikt  ImnhMiids  lo..s.«  iriililiiiy '-ioak  and  (nmii>-  cup.  oiu-f  morw  approuc  ii.-d 
tlu<  iipiirtm.nt  of  Uoimyiif.  MtuuK-d  at  t!i«  inix-r  «xtrt'mity  of  tl»«  luw  ruiiKu 
uf  l>uiidii!v(H  inhi'l'it.'d  l<y  horsolf.  Tliis  dir.^"'^'"  ''"^*  '"'""  '''"•"»"'^'  '">* 
beoaiihtt  Hi»e  fi-lt  iiKlmin.-d  of  tin-  i^rrand  on  wliicli  hIi.i  wan  bound,  l)ut 
iH-fuune  >^\w  did  not  vvinli  to  prov«>l<.)  curiosity  or  rfmaik,  in  tlio  tvcut  of 
li.T  ..nfoimliriii'^.  wliilf  ifoinn  or  roturdinK.  uny  of  llit;  rcliH^  or  patrol*, 
wliifh  wlii'  ktu'vv  oi<l.-i!i  lm<l  Ijenn  Kivf.  for  the  tirst  tirm-  tliat  u\^\\l.  to 
have  chanBed  nverv  Iwif  Imur.  In  tho  ••.\ti.n>.-  darkmsH  of  tli.'  n'mlit,  the 
dlHtMfnre  t.f  h.-r  ln'ight  fuuld  M'arculy  Iw  ai>iin;4ui«h.  li  from  ihul  ol  ,»er 
im-.b;iii(l,  and  it  was  m.t  lilv.-ly  tlial  any  one  wouhl  addrCHS  tlio  Huppobud 
comnuin.lin;^  ..lli.-i.r.  \vli..iii  all  would  anMinic  iinxi<.u«*  \n  rogcrd  to  the 
he    'h  of  his  Bubordinalf,  liud  on  iiin  way  to  ascriain  the  i-xtent  of  lu» 

malady.  „ ,  .    , 

'Ih.-  litftiU  -..ero  !  iirninsf  dimly  to  the  apartm.'nt.  Ilmo  v.as  a  window 
on  .M.h'hide  of  tli  •  door,  an<l  il.e  farlli.-«l  of  these  hIio  fancied  »be  saw 
shadi'd  by  a  human  form  from  without.  Sh.-  Mopped  suddenly,  and  kcpl 
licr  eyes  rivcred  on  the  ol.ject,  liuldmj,'  in  Ii.t  brt-atli  that  sho  mii;l.t  not 
Ijetrav  her  presence.  I'resently  tlie  shadow  was  removed  from  the 
wio.low.  and  lo-t  nltn.^r.ther  to  hor  sis-ht.  A  movement  of  tiio  iighl  now 
mud.-  within  w  is  i.'llf.t.d  on  ilu-  ti^me  of  lt..iiiiyn<!,  who,  wit',  ii  candle  la 
hi,  hand,  seenu'd  to  U-  approui'liiim-  the  door,  lb-  \v,ii  .still  drev^ed  as  Iw 
had  thrown  himself  on  his  bed,  on  onteiiuj,',  in  tin;  d.'crskin  h anting'- tVo«.k 
he  had  worn  durin^  •he  day,  and  his  temi.ks  wore  bou-d  with  a  blue- 
bordvred  scarh-t  Imiulaim.  .■|>'ik.'tchief-  for  he  had  ever  loathed  llie  abo- 
mination of  a  nij,'lil.iip  as  beiii.^  .symbolical  of  the  -ibbet,.  As  lie  came 
nearer  to  the  window,  the  li^dil  which  \m  bore  reilect.  <l  distmclly  williout 
and  upon  an  Indian  standing'  ir.  the  doorway,  similarly  liabited,  even  to  the 

very  turban.  .  ,       ., 

.Mrs.  ileadley  fell  ihat  sho  could  not  be  mi.-.taken  m  the  hL,'U.e,  but  if  any 
doubt  had  exis-led.  it  would  have  been  dissipated  when  involuntarily  callnig 
out,  and  in  a  tone  n.eant  to  imitate  the  harsher  voice  of  her  liusuaud, 


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WAU-tf  AN-OKK  ;     Oli, 


the  name  of  Wnu-rmn-goe,  the  face  was  wildly  turned  in  the  broad  ligiit  to 
pen.'trato  the  (Jarkuess  which  half  .•nsliiouflrd  her  from  view,  and  tlie  fca- 
turcM  ot'  the  boy  distinctly  revealed.  Surprised,  but  arnud  with  slronif 
resolution,  she  made  a  rapid  forward  muvetncnt  to  seize  ami  detain 
him,  knowin^f  wdl  that  Honayne.  at  the  sound  of  voices,  would  coniu 
forth  at  once  to  her  assi^  nice  ;  bit  n^^,  Indian,  without  uttering  a  Hound, 
stole  rapidly  away  towards  the  pieketinj,'  in  the  distance,  and  was  seen  no 
more. 

As  Mrs.  Ileadiey  now  approached  the  door,  it  was  opt^ned  by  Ronayne, 
who  apologised  to  bcr  (or  not  having  so.nifr  attijudcd  to  bi'r  knock,  but 
declared  it  to  be  so  low  that  he  had  not  distinctly  beard  it. 

"  iNay,"  she  replied,  when  she  had  entered  and  taken  a  seat,  "  I  did  not 
knock,  nor  had  I  intended  to  knock  ;  1  have  disturbed  another  juidni'dit 
visitor."  '^ 

"  Another  visitor  '  To  whom  do  you  allude,  my  dear  Mrs.  Headley  ?  I 
must  have  deceived  myself,  or  sun  ly  1  heaid,  soon  after  1  had  riseii  from 
my  couch,  the  name  of  VVau-nan-gee." 

••  Vou  did  nut  deeei\e  youi-seif," she  returned, gravely  ;  "  J  saw  Wau-nan 
gee  at  the  threshold  of  your  door  as  plainlv  as  i'seeyuu,  and  h-'bited  in  tho 
same  manner.      1  called  to  him,  but  ho  H  'd." 

"  Impossible  '"  said  the  anxious  olhcor;  "  wherefore  should  he  llee  i.^ter 
knocking  for  admission  ?  What  motive  could  lie  have  in  eominu'  ?  and  how 
could  he  obtain  admission  unperceived  <"  I  have  no  doubt  that^fatigue  and 
excitement  and  the  lateness  of  the  hour  have  tended  to  call  up  this  vision. 
Would  that  you  could  make  it  real." 

"  Honayne,"  r.'peated  Mrs.  Fleadley,  gravely,  "you  well  know  tliit  1  am 
not  given  much  to  imagin-  that  wliich  is  not.  Even  to  tlie  very  iiandker- 
chief  you  have  on  your  he;i  <  his  dress  was  identical,  was  VVau -nan -gee's ; 
and  I  well  recollect  ihe  occasion  when,  at  the  distril)ulion  of  the  annual  pre- 
sents to  th.e  Indians,  you  appropriated  tliat  haiulkerchitf  to  yourself, 
because,  as  you  said,  Wau- nan-gee  had  m.inifested  so  much  ouod'taste  in 
choosing  one  like  it." 

"  But,  my  dear  Mi-s.  Headley,"  returned  the  officer  with  ity,  while, 

after  closing  the  shuttei's,  he  took  a  scat  at  her  side,  '•  vou  n.usi  pardon  me 

.if  the  very  tact  of  the  resemblinco  in  dress  only  increase.;  niv  conviction  of 

the  illusion.     In  all  probability,  it  was  my  shadow  that  vou  saw  rellected  bv 

the  strong  light  upon  the  glass  up|.er  half  of  the  door."" 

"  As  you  please,  Ronayne ;  but,  tor  my  own  part,  1  have  not  the  sli^rhtest 
doubt  on  the  subject.  You  ask  how  he  e..uld  tret  here?  Even,  as  you 
will  remember,  you  once  made  an  evasi.,n  iV^ni  the  fort— well  intended,  1 
grant,  but  still  an  evasion  •  from  the  f(M-t— o\er  the  picketing  of  the  fort. 
But  the  matter  would  not  be  of  so  much  consequence  at  any  other  time. 
At  yireseiit,  it  is  connected  with  much  that  [  have  to  reveal ;  but  how  so 
connected,  J  cannot  even  fancy  myself.  Ronayne,"  she  continued,  taking 
hw  hand  and  pressing  it  in  her  own,  "di'<abuse  youi-self  of  the  idea  that 
f"w''"  °^*^^'  wliatever  lie  may  have  been,  is  now  your  friend." 
"  Wau-nan-gee  not  my  friend  ?"  returned  tlie  officer,  sadly.  "  Well  I 
was  prepared  in  some  degree  to  liear  the  asserli(ai.  Mrs.  Ileadiey,  our  con- 
rersation  an  hour  since  being  well  calculated  to  make  me  revolve  the  sub- 
ject m  my  mind  during  your  short  absence,  and  i  have  done  so.     When 


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THE  MAS8ACUB  AT  CHICAOO. 


37 


^   / 


you  jucntioncd  a  moment  ajro  tliatWau-niin-goo  h;id  been  at  tliis  duoi-,  seeking 
for  udinission,  1  felt  confident  that  you  had  done  liiin  great  wrong  ;  but  iu>\\, 
1  confess,  since  you  so  positively  assert  liis  piesenee  and  suddi-n  evasion,  I 
Am  led  (o  a|iprelieiid,  1  know  not  what.  Spcait ;  let  mc  hear  it  all,"  ho 
eoneluded.  with  Kitterness. 

_  "  Ilonayne,  my  ahiiost  son,"  she  said,  leaning  her  arm  affectionately  on 
his  shoulder,  "it  was  with  the  view  that  suspicion  should  be  excited  in  your 
mind  by  iny  language  that  I  stated  what,  1  did.  I  did  not  wish  tlie  tniCh 
to  burst  upon  you  with  annihilating  suiidenness,  and  therefore  sought  to 
prepare  you  for  the  blow  I  am  dest.ued  to  inflict." 

"  And  that  is — "  lie  said,  with  stern  and  furrowed  brow,  a  pallid  cheek, 
and  compressed  lip. 

"  Kay,  Ronayne,  I  like  not  that  tone  and  manner. 

"  Vvur  L'd,  Mrs.  Headley,  pray  proceed  ;  I  am  ready  to  hear  all.  Whence 
this  sorrow  so  much  keener  than  tiuit  I  now  endure,  and  how  is  it  connected 
with  Wau-nan-sree !" 

"  lias  it  never  occurred  to  you  to  connect  the  one  with  the  other?"  she 
observed,  in  low  and  uncertain  accents. 

"  Ha!  is  it  that?"  he  exclaimed,  vehemently  stiuting  and  hurriedly  pacing 
the  apartment.  "  It  is  then  even  as  your  words  had  led  me  to  infer. 
Btill,  r  Would  not  approaeh  the  subject  myself.  1  waited  for  somiuhing 
more  dinvt  from  your  lijjs.  You  have  uttered  it,  and  1  am  now  prepared 
to  hear  all.  Rut,  Mrs.  Ilea.lley,  mark  me,  be  well  assured  of  all  you  sav  ; 
let  not  mere  aiiiiearances  be  the  groundwork  of  yotir  suspicions,  or  vou 
destroy  two  generous  hearts  for  ever;  but,"  he  resumed  more  calmly, "y.t 
with  a  look  of  fierc(^  determination,  as  he  once  more  seated  himself  at  her 
side,  "although  the  lo\c  1  bear  Maria  is  deeper  far  than  man  ever  bore  for 
woman,  assure  me  that  it  is  not  returned,  thac  this  soft-eyed  boy,  with 
Indian  guile,  has  stolen  the  love  in  whieli  I  lived,  and  then  I  tear  her  from 
my  heart  for  ever.  Think  me  no  mere  puling  fawnster,  craving  a  love  that 
is  not  freely  (,'iven.  As  the  passion  that  I  feel  is  tire,  hot  as  the  A^irginian 
sun  that  nnrtured  me,  so  will  it  become  ice  the  momc^nt  it  ceases  to  be  fed 
by  that  which  first  enkindled  it.  A'es,"  he  continued,  bitterly,  "  I  could  tear 
my  hef-rt  out  if  in  its  weakness  it  cotdrl  pine  for  one.  however  once  endeared, 
who  had  ceased  to  res|)()nd  to  all  its  de\otedness  and  wovship.  I  miolit 
think  of  her,  but  only  to  sustain  my  wounded  spirit.  Contempt  and  scorn 
for  her  fickleness,  not  love— base  and  grovelling  love — should  ever  be  asso- 
ciated with  iier  image,  when  undesiredly  it  arose  to  my  repel|i>ig  memorv. 
Bnt  oh,  God!"  he  exclaimed,  bowing  his  head  upon  hand,  a  id  vieKling  to 
his  deep  emotion,  "  is  it  jiossible  that  this  can  be  !  Can  it  bethiit  I  .should 
ever  sjieak  and  think  of  Maria  thus !  Oh,  whence  this  too  g.eat  atlliction  ! 
w  hy  this  separation  of  soul  from  soul !  this  rending  asunder  of  the  mystic 
bond  that  once  united  us  !  But  stop !"  and  he  raised  his  head,  the  lK)t"and 
inflaming  tears  still  gathering  in  his  eyes,  "she  cannot  surely  thus  liavy 
acted,  and  yet— and  yet— oh !  Mrs.  Headley,  if  you  knew  the  desolation  of 
my  heart,  you  would  pity  me.     It  is  crushed,  cruslied  !" 

During  this  painfid  ebullition  of  contradictory  feeling,  in  which  pride 
and  love  combated  fiercely  for  the  aseendency,'  Mrs.  Headley  had  been 
dee|ily  affected  ;  but  feeling  the  necessity  for  going  throuirh  the  task  she 
bad  imposed  upon  herself,  she  strove  as  much  as  possibk'^  to  apjiear  calm 


Wm-JTi 


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8R 


WAL'-.VAN-OEF  •.    OIC, 


a,uUulk.c.o.l,  oven  severe.     His  last  appeal  Krought  tea,,  fio.n  her  own 

>no,he..,  in  thl  cles;iationoVl,a;ih.''V"''L' '''>''  "'^''  V",''  """  '^^  '' 
this  en.otion,  and  onlv  n  y  si  i'^  .  •  r,    f  .T  l  """■     '  '""'  ^''""^^'^ 

"n.ie.ako  the  i„„ic,iun  if  r "^^l^ '  w^  .il'";;^   ,^1 ,":  r"''^  M 
prisorvr    ju  from  utter  inworv  „.,  i  ^       "[""'lu,  wiucii  i  km-w  nJoiic  couiJ 

.™,,.Mo  hop,  ,„ ..,,  „„,„  ,,„„„„„„ .,  il;:';';U;'j»ii,;;;;;  ;.■  ;- 

<lr«»,m  rf  l,appi„«,,  ™J  ,1,.  I.,t,.r  (     „ 4°  f     I         .    ',!"",''""".  f  P 
scorn  iiiid  c..iit..iii|.l  :i\m„-  e-m  dwrll  l„  „,.  i.r  V  •.■..,  .,">'  ■'""'  "i'" 

Miti|  his  hand.  "  ^'"''  '^'^  ^"'^  ^•'^""•'  «"''  cf^vered  his  eyes 

The  recital  need  not  he  repeated  here      All  M,.it  1 ,.  i 
preeedin.i;  day,  and  that  wliich  is  ai.id     k„o«..   n        ^'"'\°'='^"r''«J  '^'i  the 
now  eu>nnu,nicat,.d,  addin-.  tint  s  M  )  '""'V  ••'^;'"''-.  ^^'■--  H.adley 

the  su,^..t,  until  the  ans^.f  j!  t   j  L  ^fp^^f  V  n"v  U  T'"'^"  "^ 
vmced  her  that  tho  whole  thincr  l,..,]  h.ln  ,         ^  i        ,  V      y'j''''»'>'''-,2:  c'oii- 

unhorsed.  -t^onajne  w.us    yet   at   surne  distance  from    her,   and 

Airs.  IleadK.v  .m>„,l.d  1  t  sh  •  " V'' "' '"  T^  "t„.rly  di.„,av..d^hen 
^vhieh  she  h.ul  vol  u^v  ^  1  '  f  "'^T''^  1"  ^'"^  Munmor:h,.„.e,  to 
have  returned  ha,      n    ceid  "t  1^     'i'?.  '^'"'''  '''^:  1""'^'^^''>-  "''^•^"-  ^^ould 

"  This  is,  indeed  a  ten  bie  .  t  -'  '  '''  ^'f  ""^  '^''  "'"P-'''^^'-- 
and  oxhibit^n^\:  pae  chiek  a  d'^  ,  '  T'"''  '"''"""'^•'  '•'"'"^'"^  '''^  1'^'"^ 
now  1  know  tl,e  «Ss?,  T^t"  t.  ''b  ^'tj;  ^^r!^'''  '"T'  ''"''''  " '^^ 
I'at.  n,yself  fl,r  it :  bi.t  [  t;.  1  ^^i^  ,  '  *tT  ^^T'^'^  ^  "''"°^» 
car,.d  t;,r  th.-re,  an<l  wlH-rdure  sei  t^  ,  reo  /  ■  """''  ^  ""'  ""  '""«"-'- 
And  vet,  xvh.n  I  think  of  it  of  tl  >  ,.  /''■''"'^'  '"""""  ^'^  "'v  ^^i"  ? 

J.;d  gorgeous  beanty  t  tle^:^^  J  •  irSi":;^^;^  --'^  -';  i"U.ll^.t 
I  »e..l  as  one  utterly  bewildeivd.  S,ill.  a::;,  n  in L  d  ]TT'']  ^"^'''•"'^• 
she  may  not  control  the  i.assion  tlr.f  ,,.,,11  '      }    '"^     '"'  ''•■•'S  sine 

in  mv  Ivlino^  even  .ml  ill  *''•'^"  .'^'''\"-''' «»  h-r  (..t.,  .so  uns,.lfish  an,  , 
would  I  Inu^h  ^fr  •:  i  ;j;  i^^S;  *,  f  '7  d-IT«>i..tn.ont,  that  rati.; 
h'^'-  I'inini.  in  endW  cl  'it,^  '"^''*    ''V'/'''^ ''''^  ^'-^changed.  than  know 


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THE    MASSACRE    AT    CIlICAaO. 


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or  never  slioulJ  I  have  dared  toontt^r  upon  tlie  inutter.  iJiit  ymir  <,'oiiprosity 
must  go  furtlior;  it  must  nevor  bo  known  tliut  Maria  has  gone  oft'wiilingiv 
— no  (loul)t  must  bo  entertained  of  licr  continued  love  for  you.  Siie  must 
still  be  respretcd,  oven  iw  she  is  jiitied  and  deplored ;  the  belief  that  she  lia» 
been  made  eaplive  and  carried  off  must  not  be  shaken." 

"The  strun-r|(^  at  her  heart  must  indeed  have  been  great  befon^  h\u-  fell," 
remarketl  Konayne,  musingly,  and  with  an  air  of  profound  sadness;  "for 
although  her  appearance  in  the  rude  vault  beneath  the  floor  of  the  summer- 
liouse  would  appear  to  indicate;  compulsion,  her  after  conduct  justifies  not 
the  belief'.  The  .imploring  earnestness  with  wliich  she  entreated  you,  Mra. 
Jleadley,  not  to  mii'ie  known  what  y(ju  had  seen  to  me;  her  abstaining  from 
all  censure  of  Wau-iian-gee  at  the  moment,  and  her  subsequent  interest  in 
him,  toof.rcilili!  fobe  concea'od  ;  her  strange  and  unaccountable  manner  dur- 
ing our  ride,  as  if  to  banish  some  gnawing  reproach  at  her  heart  ;  her  gal- 
loping off  when  freed  for  the;  moment  from  my  presence,  and  at  the  evident 
signal  e-iven  to  aiuKiunee  that  everything  was  prepared  for  her  reception  ;  tho 
ai)pe;trance  of  lier  trunks  in  tho  farm-bouse,  evidently,  1  am  now  convinced, 
taken  there  within  a  day  or  two;  tie'  pretended 'desire  <if  t!ie  Indi.ans, 
fiiends  of  Wau-nan-gee,  t<j  m.ake  me  a  prisoner,  and  thus  induce  in  mo  tho 
belief  that  such  was  her  fate.  Oh !  yes,"  ho  cor.Linued,  rising  and  pacing 
the  room  rapidly,  "  1  can  see  through  the  whole  f)Iot.  His  party  were  Potto- 
watomies,  painted  as  warrioi's  of  a  distant  tril)e,  th.at  stispu-iun  might  Iw 
averted  from  themselves.  I'heir  object  was  not  to  make  either  Von  Volten 
berg  or  myself  prisontMs,  but  merel^^  to  give  such  evidence  of  hostility  as  to 
c;uise  us  to  believe  they  were  enemies.  Oh,  what  sin,  what  .artifice  for  a 
woman  once  so  ingenious,  a  boy  so  young  !  l^ut  ii  w  T  am  assured  of  all 
this.  1  am  better — 1  am  l.etter.  Some  sudden  inspiration  lias  flashed  the; 
truth  iipoii  nie,  that  1  might  find  that  relief  which  a  knowledge  of  her 
unfaitiif'iilness  alone  can  render  me." 

"  It  nmst  have  been  even  so,"  rejoined  Mrs.  Headley;  "for,  certainly,  the 
fact  of  yt)urself  and  Vo!i  Voltenberg  being  allowed'  to  escap;.  by  hostile 
Indians,  who  could  so  easily  have  shot  you  down,  or  taken  you  j)risoner8, 
had  they  been  really  so  inclined,  appears  to  me  to  be  incredible." 

"And  yet,  if  it  was  planned."  pursued  Konayne  thoughtfully,  "what 
opportunity  of  conmnujication  had  they  to  arrange  their  measures  ?  Wau- 
nan-gee  has,  we  know,  long  been  absent  for  weeks,  or  certainly  not  once 
within  the  fort." 

"Konayne."  sai'  Mrs.  Headley,  significantly,  "I  speak  to  you  of  these 
things  freely  as  to  one  so  much  yonn<fer  tlian  myself.  Have  I  not  just  said 
that  I  saw  Wau-nan-gee  most  distinctly  at  your  door  as  1  entered — nobody 
but  ourselves  know  that  he  lias  got  in,  niucli  less  in  what  manner." 

"1  understand  you,  my  dear  Mrs.  Headley;  you  would  infer  that  ho 
has  stolen  in  at  some  obscure  part  of  t)<e  fort,  and  under  cover  of  the  dark- 
ness; but  even  if  so.  am  I  not  always  at  home  ?" 

"  Never  on  guard,  Konayne;  or  am  1  mistaken,"  she  added  with  a  faint 
smile,  "iu  supposing  that  the  otHcer  on  duty  passes  the  night  with  his 
men  V 

"  By  heaven  it  is  so,"  returned  the  Virginian  veliementlv,  and  striking 
his  brow  witli  his  open  palm,  "this  intimacy  is  of  long  standing.     Though 


I>retending  absence,  Wan-nan-gec  has  been  ever  present.     My  guard 


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WAU-NAN-GKK  ;     on, 


CIIAPTEIl  IX. 

n^nU^fTr^'tir^Tr  '''•""''^  ^^'■■''-  "^«^"«y.  ■'^fter  tl.e  strong  excite 
nwnt  oMior  feel mnr  had  ijoon  in  some  measure  ealmed.  "how  ran.dlv  vm. 
amve  at  conckis.ons.     Mueli  of  what  you  say  i.  pvobab  e-for  voSr  sake  ? 

Smettr  "  ^^'"^  -cry  preparation  had  been  mad^  fot  TZg   ^t 

[clnfi"^'h.''f'f^  Ro"'\vne,"  is  a  mystery  which  time  alone  can  unravel 
them  ei  es      '     i'"''''?f  .'"^  contradiction  susceptible  of  explanation  on  y  by 
Ihemsehes      lh,s,  m  ail  human  i)robability  we  siiall  never  know  ■  hn   tLn 
agam  fur.,ve  „,e,  Mrs.    lleadle  ^  for  thui  detaining  y.uwitl   ^nrseS 

Ch^^^r  m^wSd^^s^  y;ur  v.y .  Jiige  of  thji;^:!; 

:.ave-Jl,v  the  emotion  the  .n^fi         •       i    T'"'  ""'>'  ^''^  '^''■'^'■*'n  «he 

«ould  nevor  ;,>        r  .         '^'*'  "•''''^''  ^'^"'^  '■etu'-n?    Oh,  no'  this 

in  some  distant  1,^0'  Iheln  T  '''"^''"  ''  '""'"'^"^  ^'"^"  >'°"  ^^«'« 
raer-house.      VI  J  be  th  n    w  u  H  '  h       7'  ''T  "'''  ''.  '''''^  '"'«  ^l^*^  «^'»- 

the  Indians  lurl,  ,bo  tl^rcofta  "woS"  ^f^'  TV"  ^''^I'"^'"'""'  "^ 
with  the  belief  tlvif  <^1  h!^  k  '  ^  ,  naturally  have  impressed  you 
dressed?"  '  '^"^  ^''"  '^''^•■'■'*-^'^  ««'  ^7  them.     How  were  they 

bagoes.     1  know  it  well  f  ,     ,;;     ,     /^'     '"  ^"'^  '''"'  P'"^'"'  "^  *'^«  Winne- 

'  Just  so/'  ;:i^iit;  "  ^u]t:^  ;;!^"  •^^^^^  •"•;--■'  ''•^'•''•" 

"viK,.       is  It  not  then  reasonable  to  supple— • 


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mark,  1  do  not  weakly  seok  to  justify  th.-  wionff  which  but  to.,  certainly 
exists,  but  1  would  dissect  each  circumstance  until  tho  truth  be  known— is  it 
not,  I  repeat,  n-ttsuiiable  to  suppose  tlint,  even  if  Maria  wanted  an  .'videuce 
of  her  abduction,  she  would  have  iroiu.  towards  th.'  cotta--.'  lallier  than  the 
summer-liouse.  It  woul.l  havo  bc.-n  easy  en()Ui,d.  then  foMlx;  Indians  who 
I  have  no  doubt,  wcic  the  same  party  I  cncounteicd  at  llaid.Mirabble,  to 
have  earned  her  oH  before  any  assistance  could  arrive  from  tlie  fort.  On 
the  contrary,  she  was  certain  of  discovery  in  the  suinmer-hous,.  into  which 
she  had  been  seen  to  enter,  and  everi-  part  uf  which  she  would  have  known 
would  have  been  most  stri.uly  searched.  VVherefoie,  too,  the  object  in 
keeping  her  confined,  as  it  were,  in  a  dun-'eon,  when  the  free  air  was  open 
to  her,  and  the  boundless  wilderness  otl'eied  health  and  frcdom '?" 

"I  have  thought  of  all  that,  Konayne,"  rej.lie.l   Mrs.   Headley. '•  and   I 
cannot  but  suppose  that  this  retreat  was  a  teniporaiv  one.     In  ail"i)robabi- 
lity,  when  VVau-naii-gce  issued  from  the  summer-house,  he  was  in  the  act 
of  proceeding  to  make  his  preparations  for  finishing  the  work  iust  beirun, 
but  seeing  that  I  liad  not  yet  left  the  grounds,  waited  to  know  whal'my 
movements  would  Iw  before  he  took  any  farther  step.     My  stationin<r  the 
boat  s  crew  before  the  gate,  where  they  could  command  the  whole  of  the 
view  between  the  cottage  and  the  sum.ner-housc,  acteu  as  n  check  upon 
them,  and  little  dreaming,  I  presume,  that  I  had  discovered  the  trap-door, 
they  had  intended,  on  my  departure  across  tlie  river,  to  av!.il  themselves  of' 
my  absence,  and  bear  her  ofT  into  the  forest.     As  for  the  deep  grief  which  I 
witnessed  on  entering  the  summer-house,  that  may  msily  be  accounted  for. 
A  woman  of  refinement,  education,  and  generous  susceptibility    however 
unhappil}  carrieJaway  she  may  be  by  a  resistless,  and,  in  her  view   fated 
passion,  d)es  not  without  a  pang  tear"herself  from  old  associations  to  enter 
upon  new,  especially  where  they  arc  of  an  inferior  character.     She  may 
mourn  her  weakness  even  at  the  moment  she  most  yields  to  it.     One  domi- 
nant thought  may  fill  her  soul— one  master  sentiment  influence  all   her 
actions,  and  govern  the  pulsations  of  her  heart,  but  that  does  not  exclude 
the  workings  of  other  and  nobler  emotions  of  the  mind.     Even  when  she 
feels  herself  most  tyrannized  over  by  the  pstssion,  the  infatuation,  the  destiny 
against  which  she  finds  it  vain  to  struggle,  sorrow  for  her  altered  position 
will  intrude  itself,  and  then  is  hcr  heart  streiii-thenci  and  her  mind  consoled 
only  by  the  reflection  that  the  sacrifice  was  indispensable  to  the  attainment 
of  that,  without  which,  in  the  strong  excitement  of  her  imagination,  she 
deems  life  valueless.     Charity  should  induce  us  to  believe  tiiatit  is,  what  I 
have  already  termed  it,  a  disease,  for  on  no  other  princi[il(;  can  we  account 
for  that  aberration  of  the  passions  the  intellect  and  the  judgment  which  can 
lead  such  a  woman  to  f.jrget  that  iiiin.l  ehi-tly  gives  value  to  love,  and  to 
sacrifice  all  that  is  esteemed  most  honorable  in'  the  sex  bvmaii,  to  the  fasci- 
nation of  mere  animal  beauty.     Ah  !  Ilonayne,  this  must  have  been  the  case 
in  the  present  instance.     You  see,  1  prob(^  you  deeply--init  enough  !" 

"Dear  Mrs.  lleadley,"  returned  the  Virginian,  pressing  hcr  hands  warmly 
in  his  own,  "  I  am  satisfied  that,  humiliating  as  it  is  to  admit  the  coirectnes! 
of  your  impression,  there  is  but  too  much  reason  to  think  that  it  is  even  as 
you  say.  When  I  recur  to  the  pas'  of  yesterday  and  to-day,  I  cannot  doubt 
it;  and  yet  T  confess  there  is  much  buried  in  obscurity  which  I  would  fain 
have  explained.     Were  it  made  clear,  manifest  as  the  handwriting  on  the 


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WAU.NAK-Oll;    Or, 


wan,  that  Marin  li.ul  fibandoncd  mo  for  \Vau-nan-((oo,  I  shuuld  he  jit  oasc. 
It  iw  u...  un-.^rtainty  "Jiily  tluit  iiuw  racks  mv  niiud.  ('onUl  1  kuow^ nn't 
mcriAv  Miciu-  her  false,  u  woiu'ht  would  he  taken  from  my  h.-art.  Oh' 
Airs.  Ilcadlcy,  why  .hd  you  nor' sulT.'r  Wau-n.in-if.'e  to  rnter— why  drive 
from  m(!  the  only  moans  of  explanation  at  which  1  can  ewr  arrive -and 
yet,  whtit  eould  have  bcon  his  object  in  thus  venturini,'  liere  after  hnvinjr 
despoiled  my  horn.,  of  its  tr<-asure  ?  If  (,aiiltv,  would^he  have  (hweil  u, 
ftpproaeh  me?  and  that  he  mij,'ht  not  do  so  with  evil  intent,  is  evident  from 
the  tact  ot  his  havinir  knocked  for  admission,  oh!  .NFrs.  lle,„li,.v,  I  know 
not  what  to  think— my  mind  is  cjmos—l  am  a  very  chanjrelinj,'  in  my  mood  • 
not  from  want  of  energy  to  act  when  once  assured,  but  from  the  very  .Kiubt* 
tliat^ai,Mtatc  my  maul,  made  wavering'  hy  the  absence  of  all  certain  j)roof." 

VVhde  the  soul  of  th>'  unfia-tunate  vouu'^r  officer  wiis  thus  a  prev  to  every 
shade  of  doubt,  and  nianif.sting  the  very  weakness  tiiat  his  lips  denied 
i»lrs.  Headliy  reirar.led  him  with  deep  concern.  Whe  could  well  divine  all 
tnat  was  passm-f  in  liis  heart,  and  the  chord  of  her  sympathy  was  keeidy 
touclicd.  For  .some  moments  siie  did  not  speak,  but  appearcid  to  Ix^  lost  ii) 
her  own  painful  reflections.  At  length,  >vhen  Ilonayne,  who  durincr  theho 
rem.'irks  liad  been  rapidly  pacing  the  room,  threu  him.self  into  a  cliair,  bury- 
ing his  t.ice  in  his  hands,  evidently  ill  at  ease,  she  drew  forth  her  packet,  tho 
seal  ot  which  w;us  broken,  and  handed  it  to  him.  saving  with  sadness— 

"My  dear  Ilonayne,  I  had  hoped  that  I  should' not  have  been  under  tho 
necessity  of  making  known  to  you  the  contents  of  this  note,  i,ut  1  sec  it 
cannot  bo  witiiheld.  It  was  place.l  in  mv  hands,  just  after  I  had  parted 
with  Mr...  hlmsl.-y,  by  Serjeant  Ni.xon,  wlio  stated  that  Maria  had  left  it 
witii  bun  for  me,  as  she  rode  out  this  morning,  telling  Iffin  it  was  of  the 
utmost  importance  that  he  should  deliver  it." 

'•  1  saw  her  in  conversation  with  him."  said  Ronayne,  as  he  took  tiienote 
and  aj.proacliod  tlie  light  to  read  it,  '-and  on  asking  wh  ',  detained  her,  she 
said  iiastily,  that  she  was  merely  sending  you  a  message— not  a  document 
ot  tiio  importance  which  you  seem  to  attacl"i  to  this.  I  fflt  at  the  time  that 
she  was  not  dealing  seriously  witli  me;  but  as  it  seemed  a  matter  of  liiije 
ccnsciuence  I  did  not  pay  much  attention  to  it ;  but,  let  me  read  !" 

The  following  w.r,.  the  cont-nts  of  the  note,  which  Ronayne  ca^erlv 
perused,  with  what  profound  emotion  it  ncsed  scarcely  be  n'ecessaiT  to 
describe:    ,  j  j     '^ 

"  My  dear  Mrs.  Headley  :  Wiu-n  yon  rcvAvc  this,  you  will  have  seen  me 
periiaps.  for  the  last  time ;  but  I  am  sure  that  vou  will  believe  that  in 
tearing  myself  from  the  scene  where  so  many  happy,  though  not  altoiretjier 
uncheipiered  days  have  been  passed,  no  one  occupies  a  de.![)er  place  ni  my 
regret  than  your.self,  whom  1  have  ever  regarded  as  a  second  mother.  Tlie 
dreadtui  reasons  which  e.xist  for  it,  however,  prevent  me,  as  a  wife,  from 
acting  otherwise.  1  know  you  will  condemn  me— tax  me  with  in-ratitude 
and  seltislmess.  I  am  prepared  f.)r  reproach  ;  but,  alas !  no  other  course 
rem.iins  lor  me  to  pursue.  If  I  liave  yielded  to  the  jwrsuasions  of  the 
gentle,  the  allectionate,  the  devoted  Wau-nan-gee,  it  is  not  so  much  on  my 
own  account  as  m  consideration  of  the  hope  held  out  to  me  of  a  lon<r  future 
of  happiness  with  the  object  of  my  heart's  worship.  For  him  1  c^in,  and 
tfo  make  every  sacntice,  even  to  the  incurring  of  your  displeasure,  and  the 


THE    MAS8ACBK    AT    CillCAOO.  4i^^ 

coridi'tniiiition  of  nil  wli..  know  mo.  Ihil  lot  me  cnlieat  you  to  romomb.>r, 
timt  if  ho  is  spciningly  KuiUy,  I  aloiio  urn  truly  so,  and  cliiirg  ablt!  for  th,. 
(](>(■!)  (,f\mrv  that  will  of  couis.'  h.-  altribut.d  to  him.  Hem.'mhfr  that  I 
h)iv.'  plumifd  tht!  whole;  and  should  it  he  ducrc-d  by  fate  tiiut  we  never 
lu.-et  an;aiii,  I  pray  (<,.(.  in  his  iriliiiit.-  goodne.-s  to  preserve  those  whom  I 
now  abandon,  and  spare  them  the  distraction  that  weifjhs  upon  this 
severely-tried  heart.  " 

"  I  promised  you  a  candid  explanation  uf  ev.-rythin;,'  relutinir  lo  what  \ou 
saw  yesterday.  'J'hisyou  will  tind  fully  detailed  in  the  aecom|.anyin^r  do'eu- 
ment,  written  after  you  had  left  me,  and  before  the  return  of  Konayne  laut 
night  from  fishing. 

"Document!  wluit  di-oument?"  asked  the  Virginian,  interrupting  him- 
self, and  in  a  voice  husky  from  emotion ;  •'  there  is  nothing  here,  Mrs. 
Ilendley.  but  the  letter  itself." 

"  Nothing  but  that  and  the  piece  of  embroidery  which  Maria  had  worked 
for  me  were  contained  in  the  packet,"  was  the  reply.  "  In  her  hurry  she 
must  have  forgotten  to  inclose  it." 

"Ill  tjie  accomjjanying  document  (resumed  the  Virginian,  reading)  you 
will  find  the  nature  of  my  connexion  with  Wau-nan-gee  fully  explained. 
You  will,  of  course,  make  such  use  of  ull  that  is  necessary  to  your  puiposo 
as  you  may  deem  advisable  ;  but,  as  I  make  tiiat  part  of  the  cummunicatiou 
which  refers  to  Wau-nan-gee  strictly  confidential,  I  conjure  you  never,  in  the 
slightest  way,^o  allude  to  him  as  being  connected  either  with  my  evasion 
or  with  the  revelation  I  have  made  to  you  in  the  inelosure.  Adieu,  my 
dear  Mrs-.  Ileadley.     (iod  grant  we  may  meet  again! 

'*  Vour  own  Maui  a." 

Dunng  the  perusal  of  this  note,  Mw.  Ileadley  liad  watched  the  counte- 
nance of  Konayi'.e  with  much  anxiety.  She  saw  there  evidence  of  stroiui- 
and  varied  feelings  which  he  made  an  elforl  to  subdue,  and  so  far  succeeded 
that  when  he  had  finished  lie  returned  the  note  to  her  with  a  calm  slie  had 
not  expected. 

"There  is  no  need  of  further  confirmation  now,  Mrs.  He.idley,"  he  said, 
with  a  bitter  halfsmile.  '■  You  have,  indeed,  protted  but  to  heal.  All  my 
weakness  is  past.  To-morrow  I  shall  be  myself  again,  and  attend  the  coun- 
cil. Pardon  me  that  I  have  been  the  cause  of  detiuning  you  so  late,  and 
believe  itic  when  1  say  that  deeply  do  I  thank  you  for  the  interest  you  have 
taken  in  me." 

"  God  bless  you,  llonayne  !  Alas,  you  are  not  alone  in  your  trials — much 
of  moment  awaits  us  all.     Good  nigiit!" 

And,  assuming  her  disguise,  she  speedily  regained  her  home. 


If 


WAU-N  A  N-fi«K 


Oft, 


an  auliior  of  celebritv  M      ^^'^''^''-'ry  was  ample  an  1    I    i  "'''  ''"P" 

tho  .beWosThU     ■'"''  *^''  ""^''^''■'*f.  whose  wrks  v         '""  '"  "'"^'^  ^''V.s). 

fur  those  w',i  IL,,    "  f';."'**'  ""'^  «f  the  ..rairi     ^'t       ^      """  "■'"  P'''^^ 

'«'.noUo.ss  for  the  proficiency  she  had 


« 


fm  MAnAon  at  cmcxao,  41 

mMc».AJf  tImltHves  valu.,  Ir,  nooi-ty,  t.ut  b..,mu.o  of  the  utter  aUsenr^  of 

fa.an.iP:  mp.tal.  m  wh.oh  hI,«  had  «,,..nt  .,  many  y.^m,  f..?  t|.„  „ill,  d«l 
im.noto ny  of    ho  pnm.val  foront  in  which  h.-r  .-hihlho-ul  ha.l  h.ni  |.H.,'d 
.  T^^r  *"".  ""'  ''""""••'  ^"  "  *"'•"""  '"■••  ««....tn,.,.s  on  tl.o  d..Hurt 

""■■       .u ";:-'■'■       ■' '""  "'!''""'  '"  ^'"'  «»■•"«"".  I'"^!'!--  Captain  H.-Htlloy. 


^^hen  M..s  M..K..nz,.,  roturn.-d  to  her  nalivo  wihln- Doctor  V.m  VohJJu 
and  Lu-ut.  Khn-U-y      Th.  third  who  „,ado  up  th-  a,nnh..r  .,f  tho..  a.tac  md 
to  >M0  company  had  a  finv  .lay-  previously  b-.n  shot  and  ..-alp..,!  I,y  .,  party 
of  Indians  near  I  ardscrahhl...  whil,,  on  hi.,  ...turn  to  the  fort  from  sho!,li„J 
he   hen    or   hn^rJKh  jrrouHe,  of  the  praii-i..     His  place  wa.s  Muppli.d  l.y 
h  i.if^n  llonayne.  who  ha,l  joined  the  ^,mrri.son  a  fev,-  day.  after,     l!!.' utenanl 
Wm  ley,  captivated   l.y  the  accomplishments  and  arniahilitv  of  ll„.  taseinat- 
injr  Mar^raret,  had  oir.n-i  her  his  heart  an.l  han.l.  ami  ol.tainod  her  unrr 
luclant  proinH(*  Hperdiiy  to  shar..   his  barrack  rouin,  som..  tw.-nty  tVet  by 
twelve  in  dimensions      Meanwhile,  in  order  to  prove  to  him  liow'w..ll  she 
was  tit  ed^  to  be  a  soldier  s  wife,  not  an  article  of  food  was  ever  placvl  befoio 
Her  fathers  almost  const,.nt  visitoi-s  that  did  not  in  some  mrasutv  i.ass  under 
h..r  suiH.rvis.on.     Poor  would   have   been  the   pr-i.tratiun  of  til  grosser 
vian.ls  had  not  her  diivriin-r  voice  presided  ;  and,  as  for  the  tarts,  and  pud- 
(Imijs,  .and  custards,  ♦-/  hoc  ;,cnns  omne,  no  one  who  tastt^d  could  doubt  that 
no  hands  but  her  own  had  operated  in  the  fabrie/.tion  ;  and  the  ciiriant  the 
cranberry,  the  strawberry  j,.lly,  the  p-ach,  the  plum,  and  the  cherry  pr.'sjrve. 
and  the  currant  and  f,'oos<.beiry  wine  !     What,  in  the  name  of  all  that  b 
delicate  in  gastronomy,  could  b,;  more  delicious  or  exhibi.  -reater  perfection 
ot  t!iste !     Ho  thought  Von  Voltenberg.     He  was  in  raptures.     Such  a  wife 
he  thought,  \v,ih  all  he  wanted  to  his  comfort;  he  could  have  dispens.Hl  if 

xfi'^'lP*  ."""'  '''"  """■''  '"^^'"'■^■^"■•«l  portions  (.f  the  worth  of  Margaret 
AlclveSffiie,  but  his  imagination  could  not  picture  to  itself  perfection  .supd- 
rior  to  that  of  an  inteiestiiig  and  beautiful  woman,  manii)ulatin.r  amonir 
fruit,  and  sugar,  and  dougli,  until  she  had  produced  ivsult.s  far  8\v'eeter  and 
much  more  j.rized  by  him  than  ail  the  ornamental  accomplishments  in  tho 
world.      It  was  even  whi>p(u^.,l  tli;.t  the  Doctor,  deeply  sensible  of  the  trea- 
sure he  should  obtain  in  the  ,,os..^..io4i  of  so  generaJly  useful  a  wife,  hiul 
absolutely  proposed  tbr  her,  but  that  she,  without  otTeiidintj  him,  had  lejectfid 
the  honor.     Wliether  it  was  so  or  not,  no  one  knew  positively,  for  Margaret 
Mckenzie  was  not  a  woman  to  triumpb  in  the  humiliation  of  another,  not 
because  she  considered  it  in  any  way  a  humiliation  to  a  man  that  he  did  not 
so  accord  m  sentiment  with  her  as  to  render  an  union  for  life  with  him 
desirable,  but  because  she  knew  it  would,  however  absurdly,  draw  upon  him 
the  ill-natured  comments  of  his  companions.     Be  that  as  it  may.  wliether  or 
not  he  did  ofl'er  and  w.-is  rejected,  it  made  no  diti'erence  in  his  relations  with 
the  family.     He  at.!  her  dinner,  luxuriated  over  her  j)reserves,  and  hipped  her 
wine  Jis  ])lentifully  as  when  first  she  had  offered  them  to  him  ;  and  they 
always  were  the  best  friends  in  tho  world. 

Soon  after  th.3  first  rumor  oi  Von  Volfenbcrg's  offer— and  if  the  secret 
was  betrayed,  it  must  have  been  by  himself,  during  one  of  his  momentj  of 
devotion  to  his  favorite  whiskey  punch— it  was  generally  known  throughout 
the  fort  and  neighborhood  that  Lieutenant  Elmsh^y  was  to  espouse  Um 
McKenzie,  and  that  the  ceremony  was  only  delayed  until  the  arrival  of  his 


iccced 

ilriiiMt 


i; 


WAD-KAW-OM;    Ott, 

Maria  irvwo'V-w       ,;:;''«  "]«'•"•"»''»'■"•.  »nd  Ar...  H-nHyS     ,' 
Hly;".lu,.ub..,!;entlyI^T;w:j;;;\:t:™"'' ""-'•''•''  »-  ««'  ".et  her 

•!'»'  <-v»iHiitiuii.     All  hIi..  I,..,I    .       :r""i  Hi"  Imt  to  the  (.'.iinriess  incij..rit  to 
•'""'^'■^<'"H...t.     I  i^.'v•   n    I .  ''T  •'"'/'■"'"  '""^""'  •'■■'"•"<•'•  ■•'II  <l"^  a-t  of 

'"'"'•;'  "  'vlnxntion  tV,?„    h       .j     .;",'"  "' '""  "''f  "'"/^  l-.>^p-Hty  por- 
•  ".v.  lov<.d  fo  ind„|.o  affr    i,„        ,  ""      '"  'l'":'  '*"''"•■  l"^'''^""* ''»  t^o 

tl'«t  ..vcrlunkcd  ,i;,  (o,     ,       '  '  "  •' '"'-'^  ■■''•'"■"'""M'laml  in  „  v.ran.lH 

'"«  -.Iness  alon.  th,:  bn     i^^l  S-      If'"  """  T"'  'V'\  ^^^^''^-i^' 
■ '  I  "l""i"'"  ..f  Mr.  M„K,.„,       ,    "■'•V'-'  '-l-'-t  1".-  III.  cl,a„,o. 

:  ■'wt'w;;;:;^^:  ;;'';- 

— ™ll>n!,'  out  to  a  son  ofonl    f  l  •  ^  ''"-^  ''  ^''-^^  "''  "^'aivt.      [Jarrv  '" 

i"  tl.  capacity  of  b"  ^!.S;Li;;;;'^"!:',"-'  "''<>  'foa  i„  i.i.  bo'^m, 

g'ass.'  '  str\ant— "|,nn^.  anotiu'r  rbair  ,..k1  a  wine- 

i./;.ISir„:,'j'?L^,;rt,";r;'?7"'';r'i'''"'  "'■•  '-i™,  «„„.■, » 


I 


I 


tnt  mmmm  at  ouicAtM^  «| 

"  How  it  lli'w,  Winncbo;?  T  iwdnlm.'.!  hU  )U,>u«r,  \muhfx  .|..»n  th« 
glft-tH  whi.h  h.'  hail  mis.tl  t.i  hi-.  |i|m.     "  Wfmf  bul  ihum  <1o  \i,u  iifitM  .'" 

••  f..'n\n  him  iill  .li-.."  h<.  i.l,m.rve.|,  im  h<'  Hw.pt  hin  hand  t.'iwnrtU  ih.t  fort 
anil  tho  ..iilh.iii.-i's  and  l)uilcli!iy;«  .'ontaiiiiui;  Mr.  M-  lvf'iizi.'N  prop.rtv— th.i 
m4t»  of  »>  ;onj(  lift)  pa»«.d  in  a  n-i^ion  to  whi.-h  ho  iiml  iM.cini.  at{H.hcd 
from  very  UixUl, 

••L.»»c  what!  my  prnpcrty?  I  uo  n«.t  un.|er«tnn.l  y-.u,  VViitin.b.'ir ; 
Knoftk  out !  Wliat  uro  you  driving  at,  man  ?  What  nm'ii«ity  i«  thi-re  for 
all  tills  '  ' 


Hy  liy  Kiis(linli  como, 


'*  Knjflifcli  Hj^ht  him  Yaiikeo  now—lMir  war  bi-^run. 
tak.' hill,  Chini^^o !" 

••  Tli«  war  h«'jj;iiri !"  uniil  Mr.  McKoiizi.',  rining  in  a»itoniHhnii>nt  '"lom  Iun 
foat ;  "  «lo  you  tiii-.iii  to  s'ly.  Winiu!h«.jj,  that  the  ^<:u^\\nh  and  Am.'ri.'rtnf.  nr.i 
actually  at  war  V  that  thi-y  have  Wen  fii^htinjr  at  iJi-troit  ?  Jlow  do  vou 
know  it?"  ■^ 

"Mow  him  know  it '?"  r.luriiml  tim  chief ;"  I.n.k  h.r.',  VViniicl).«i;  fi^hi 
limi  Kn,i,'li^h,"  and  ha.inj;  hi-,  thii;li,  j,:,t  |„.|ow  th..  I.  ti  hip,  h..  nUoswd  iho 
i-car  of  a  aup»'rfi<«ial  Hcsli  wound  still  «ncr>ifitpd  with  blood. 

"  Whcru  did  you  gi't  that,  Wiiin.lK'};,  and  how  lonif  sincM  ?" 

"Two  Wfok,"  h«i  r.plird,  holdiiiu'  up  as  many  iiiiircrH,  "near  Canard 
RridytM-IoH..  |„  .Nfald.n,  ( 'anada— (icm-ral  Hull  an>(ry— say  VVinnc'b.'ir  no 
buHiue-s  tiiiht— carry  hint  dcspatclifs." 

'Mi.nur.tl  Hulir  Mow  loujr  has  Oi-nprnl  Hull  been  there?  Wla-ro, 
then,  IS  t'olonc'  Mill.T,  of  th.<  fourth  rci,nmont,  who  conuuaiid.'d  tho  oihur 
day? 

"('(.loM.I  MiJliT  Detroit  too;  but  Hull  bi<r  officer —groat  chicf—coino 
Willi  plen(y  xo^'crs— .send  WinndH'tr  with  despatch  to  (hibbenor  here." 

'•  Indeed  !  This  is  Important;  !  iiuht  hasten  to  ^w  CaptJiin  lleadi.v,  and 
iearii  from  him  the  contents.  Alas!  mv  ijood  friend  Wirinel)eir,  this  news 
m.u-.  and  I  fear  will,  he  the  cans-  „{  my  utter  ruin.  Of  course,  voi,  hnv© 
iionl.-aof  winit  thi' (hwpjilch  contjiinsV" 

"  Yes,  Missa  Keiizie,  VVinnebeir  know.  Winnel>#i,'  wi«ii  to  sncaK  to  voii 
about  despatch— say  go  directly  to  Kort  VVavne." 

"The  troops  ordered  to  Kort  Wayne,  and  a'l  we  possess  h^ft  wholly 
iinprot.'cted.  This  is  indeed  a  calamiiy,"  said  the  trader,  raising  his  hand 
to  his  now  thniiylitt'ul  brow. 

"  \'m  no  take  him  !j;oods  on  p.ick-horsp.i  to  Fort  Wayne  V*  remarked  the 
Indiar.  iiKjuirini^'iv. 

"  Impo,sii,Ie,  Winnebeg!  |  niiirliL  tak.'  a  fe-T  packages  of  peltries,  but 
the  ^r^^■ll  |,ul|<  must  he  left  behind  ,  yet  it  sooms  to  me  folly  to  go  to  Fort 
\\ayne.     We  shall  be  cut  off  bcl'uie  we  get  there.'' 

''  .lust  so,"  returned  Winnebeg.  '  See  him  (Jubbenor.  Misaa  McKenzie  ; 
tell  him  not  go.  Stay  here— fort  string— pleniy  iH.wder-i.lentv  jruns— 
you  tell  him  so."  '    '  '       ^  b  "= 

'•  Most  assuivdly  1  will ;  and  if  he  au.;pts  the  most  prudent  course,  he 
will  remain.  With  your  strong  force  without  and  ours  within,  we  may  have 
a  iair  chance  with  any  force  that  may  be  brought  against  us,  whereas 
heaven  only  knows  what  may  not  he  the  result  if  we  attempt  so  long  a  march 
through  tiie  wiidrnuss,  jtlive  witii  Indians  in  the  interest  of  the  British. 
<.>ood  by,  Winnebeg;  you  will  excuse  me,  I  am  sure,  for  there  must  be  no 


timn  loxt  in  conftiiltinjif  wllh  r«piitin  llerKlli'v.  M«k«i  rount«ilf  iil  home,  and 
mil  •*«  to  lUrry  »ur  iiiiythiiij^  ).m  iiiu'y  wmil.  'I'lml  tli»r,i  will  nut 
hart  )<m  nfu«r  y«ur  lon;^  ymrtu-y  ;  it  in  |4.iMittiit  to  th.^  tiisttM,  am)  nut  very 
»traii((." 

"Tnnk«u»,  MiWitt Ki'titif ;  VVinm-h.^  jjo  ti>  I»uttow«ltf)rnii)  r»m|i-rn>t  Imnmi 
di'fo  yet.  (Julil)oiu>r  say  no  tell  liim  ln((ir.  war  iM^un  till  hold  council 
to  rnorroiv.     VVintioho^  nm*-  him  know  it  fr.'«»,  four  dny«." 

"  Why,  do  yon  itiinli  that,  Winn.il)«%Kiin«'  then  hnii  btjen  no  inlelli^tncfl 
of  till-  kind  <iim'('  your  iti rival  ,'" 

"Hto  him  lileutjr  I'otlowuttorni.'  l-f-  in  l».tr.iii  whil.(  Winnt'l»'i(  wait  for 
d«lpatch(»t." 

••  Indeed  ;  but  they  nuiy  not  hiivo  returned." 

"  I'nn'l  know — rnaylM(  n<..  nmyhe  v.'s." 

"Wi'll,  fo-morrow  lh«>  matter  will  bo  no  nccret,  Winr.ebe>( ;  and  houio 
decinion  will  no  doubt  Ixi  ndded.  In  the  t.ieantimo,  you  will  be  able  to 
kiarn  whether  anylhini:  i«  known  in  the  encampment  of  thi.t  unwi-lcorni!  newu, 
and,  if  ».o,  whi»»  vour  pio|)le  think  of  it." 

"  K''n/.ie,"  »aid  the  chief,  takinj;  and  warmly  jfra«ning  the  trader's  hand, 
"  all  Pottowattonties  tink  liko  VVinnoU^ — no  go  to  Fort  Wayne." 


CHAPTER  XI. 

WiiKN  Mr.  McKeniie  entered  the  fort,  it  was  with  a  clouded  brow  and  uri 
oppressed  h.iirt.  At  th"  ),Mte  ho  met  his  «or.in  law,  Lieutenant  Klmsley, 
who,  while  burning  with  impatience  t(»  bo  near  and  console  his  unfnrtunate 
friend,  was  without  the  power  to  leave  Win  post,  and  in  \m  vexation  and 
•nnovance,  kept  pacing  rapidly  up  and  <lown  in  front  of  the  gu  irdhoua«!. 

•'  What  is  the  matter,  Elinsiey  — what  disturbs  you  so  unusually  i" 

"  Can  you  auk,  sir,"  said  thnorticor,  "  or  have  you  not  heard  the  dread- 
ful news  ?" 

"  Yes,  I  have  heard  it,  but  did  not  suppose  it  had  as  yet  been  generally 
known." 

"The  whole  garrinon  knows  it.  It  eouU'  not  be  concealed.  The  poor 
fellow  rushed  like  a  madman  to  announce  it.  He  fell  fainting  to  I  he  ground, 
and  was  carried  to  his  room,  where,  even  lU  this  moment,  Mrs.  Ileadh'y  and 
Margaret  are  attending  him." 

"  Attending  whom '.'"  denuinded  Mr.  McKenzie  with  an  air  of  astonish- 
ment, "and  U)  what  are  you  alluding'/" 

"  Why.  Honayne,  of  course ;  m  wlum  do  you  allude  if  not  to  him  ? 
Have  vou  not  heard  that,  while  riding  out  with  his  wife  and  Von  Volten- 
berg  this  afternoon,  they  wtre  interceiited  by  a  party  of  hostile  Indians,  and 
poor  Maria  taken  prisoner." 

"  God  liless  my  soul,  is  it  possible?  This  is  terrible,  indeed.  Are  we 
then  already  surrounded  by  hostile  Indians,  and  is  the  war  already  brought 
to  our  door?" 

"War!  what  war?"  a.sked  the  subaltirn,  "and  what  has  this  fearftil 
piece  of  treachery  to  do  with  open  war — war  with  whom  ?" 


i9 

•*  A«'>  ,*'»»•  ymi  not  l,*ar,j  tltni  Knglan^  and  thn  ITnitadlMlltre  oirnnTr 
tnga^..cJ  ,n  h.mul,ti,.._|,.«  Winnd^  not  r.v,.,,(..a  thi- 1?  '     '' 

inform!!:""    •    '"''"*"'  '''•''""""'"  '''''"''"^  •"'•'«*^'»-''. '"  »•'-  'urn.  *f  |||» 

Ui r»tiin<linK  ii,,jr|,t  aflt.rd  room  j,>r  plmHunerv."  r.,ntinu.>d  Mr    M.K..«.i« 
with  H  gr«v«  H„,,|.  ;  ..  bMt  it  i.  not  „!.     Wi„„;.i,..«,      "!  1  ;>...;.  i^^ 

n  ntff.t  I..  ,        H^  t  „f  ,|„.  c«rli...t  m-miHit,  but  lu  boin,/  the  ni.r.t  n,  ,„rr 

np.Hur.'M  to  lHM.dup,.,|.      I  an.  l.-r..  (,..  .hat  purpo... ;  if.ink  To u  I     i,  K3 

I   mv,.  ju.t  Mud  that  Mrs.  Ib-arll  v  and  M-.r^ar-t  arc  in  alfn  la.  c  ,m 

h.. ,.,,.. ,rtu..a...  Konayms"  r,.pli..^  ^  .M.v.     ••  V.„.  will,  tl"^  Xr        "^^^ 

o  hnd  I,.,.,  alo,,..  n,.d  no  douk  In..,  :  i.rth.  formation  of  plans  o/one,^ 

turn  conH<'.|u,.ni  „n  tlii>«  inf-lli.,r,.,„.«."  '  P  '•^ 

"  Il.u-o||i.,.t.  not  a  word  u(  'th.n  .r.til  it  i,  ..fflrially  n.veal.»d      I  Himll  not 
ev,r  Ik  Cap,,.,,.  |,„,„„      ^„„^^  ,.,  ,,  ,  y        "J        ;;'»?» 

know  .t  .jr..  wan  any  .,..wh  of  in,po.,an..,..  'hut,  of  /,n.,  ,l,i,..  I  wouldTnrn 
o  .  fcln.  I..v;  tl,..,..  w.ll  b..  n  .ounril  .,(  war  to  ,m.r.ow.  a.ul  I  could  wLh 
t  t  yo,.r  V  ..w  ol  ,1,..  .ubjoot  n.ay  lead  you  to  m-.f.r  de  .ndini  tl.  ortto 
the.  laht  ...trrmitv  in  pr,.torf„c«  to  u  lon-^  uml  uncrUiin  retLt  to  Fort 
^V«yne   winch  I  know  in  HUg^wt.-.l  in  lh.Ml,.,.pat.,.h."  ^ 

n.!va.,.,.,.,.-H  ot  o.u.  co„r-,.  .,ver  tn.-  othi-r.  In  th.^  mcrtntim..;!  Hhall  ..since 
n.,  k...vh.d«e  ot  what  yon  have  conv..y..d  U,  „,...  „,.,:;  the  h.w  f  .  S 
m  no  other  conMd..n.fon  wi^rl,  with  in...   I  «.,uld  „,,n,wo  «  mov,.m,mt 

;:';;:!:  d;;;;^;.;f ,:;;;;;.;;!;  .1'  '^"  "^  ™--"'« '"*-- '- wi^ru^-^^j 
th;;:!;- ;;f;t;pu;l:7.^^^^^^^    '"^  '^-^•^^ «« »•«  --^  ^--j- 

nlrln,!!,!?'"  "r.".''  ^i'/"«'"y  when  alone,  •'are  the  f-rebodinj/s  of  that  fusty 
0  d  number  ol  .he  Nat.o„:,|  lalelli,..„.,.,.  whieh  I  have  thumb,.,!  for  hT" 
over  and  over  aKam  (or  the  la.t  three  month.,  at  len^^th  ti,,a]|y  re«~ 
ami  vvar  .s  come  at  last ;  well,  be  it  ho  !  My  chief  anxiety  is  for  N  ™t 
n  ou!d  thar  she  and  all  the  restof  the  weak  won.en  i„  this  io  tre^s  w '  cTat 
wulnn  the  tort.h.-at.onH  of  Detroit;  but  all  evil  seem,  to  be  cotiing^Jon t 

"  Ah  !  Mr.  McKenzi..,  1  am  vry  glad  to  see  you  "  s.iid  Captain  Headier 
r.Mn,.  as  the  trad...- entered  the  ro..nf.set  apart  fbr  hi-  library  and  thlSZ-' 

m   a'nl"        ■•' ;'"'"'"'  '""'""^-     "  '^"'^«" «''''•     ^ou  couil  not  mv   Z 
me  a  nioi-..  opportune  visit.  .  *^ 

"I  had  un.le,stuud  f.iat  Winnd.e^r  had  just  returned  with  dosiiHtchea 
from  ietnat,    ..marked  tla,  trader,  '•  and  a.^,  come  to  learn  the  ner^  '" 

'Uad  enouffh,"  answere  '  C.-nt.  H..adl.'v  cnvelv  n^  i,..  i.,,^^..^  .     u- 
the  de,spat.h  from  General  Hull.      "lu.ali^t'hat  r    "  '  '    "'^''^  '"^  ^"^ 

M...  McKcnzio  attentively  perused  the  docun.ent.     It  was  evidently  of  ,., 


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■WAU-N-\N-OEK  ;     OR, 


nntui-c  not  to  |.l.-;isc  him,  ^n  as  lie  mid  ho  knit  liis  brow,  hit  his  IIi.,  nn.l 

uttciftl  nioio  tiiaii  one  cjacuhitorv  "pish  !" 
"  AikI  uhat  .lo  yo-»  intend  to  do,  Captain  ireadley  ?"  lio  (Imandtd,  us  ho 

twistod  tho  j.apin'  in  his  linir..fs  im|iiitifHtlv. 

".Stay,  my  dear  sir,''  .said  ti„.  cuiiimandiiii; officer,  anxiously,  "douotthiH 

(iisfi;^ur.!  or  >liirht  liio  g nil's  oflirial-l  must  preserve  it  as  the  only  voucher 

for  liie  course  1  shall  m  all  probabilitv  pursue." 

"  What  i.s  thatcoui'se  r  .us!:,.d  Mr.'McKeiizie;  "snrelv.  Captain  Headl«v, 

youwil    not  strictly  follow  the  Ictt,  r  of  tli,..e  instructions'/   Yo.    are  n^t 

compelled  to  do  so.     It  is  left  optional  with  yourself;  and  there  ea    ..)t  be  a 

(luostiou  as  to  the  great  disadvantajxe  attendinfj  a  retreat." 

"  Pardon  me,"  said  the  eomman(iin!4  officer,  with  somethin-.-  of  t=  ■  hauteur 
ot  one  sensible  ..f  his  own  pe.>,.iial  ivspon.sibiliiy ;  '•  1  coiisi^lcr  every  i.ara- 
graph  lu  this  ofhcial  ;is  a  di/ect  order.  The  only  sentence  that  would"a|'pear 
to  leavt-  a  (•i-rtain  option  \vitli  myself  i.s  whore  ivfeivnce  is  made  to  the  v'wc- 
iicabi/tty  of  retreat.  Now,  I  can  see  nothing  impracticable  in  it.  We  have 
nothing  to  apprehend,  with  a  body  of  five  hundred  brave  Pottovvattomies  for 
our  escort,  while,  if  we  coiuinu.,  here  we  must  e.xpect  a  strong  IJrifish  force 
speedily  upon  us.  '^ 

"  Lrt  111,,  give  you  a  word  of  counsel  before  this  question  is  publicU'  dis- 
cussed, returned  the  trader  seiiuusly  ;  "  [  know  the  Indians  w'll  an,!  how 
easily  they  ar.'  mfluenc-d  by  circumstances.  Fii'iidiy  as  th.'s.;  Pottowato- 
niies  now  seem  to  be,  the  intbience  of  the  miijority  Jf  th.  tribes  who  have 
Joiiu-i  the  Unthsh  torces  may  soon  change  them  from  fri.-nds  into 
toes. 

"My  lite  on  their  fidelity,"  returned  Captain  Headley,  with  unusual  en- 
eigv.  W  hi..,  Winnobeg  continues  with  them,  I  f-el  that  1  should  dishonor 
by  aoiilnm,;-  hin.. 

"Do  not  mistak..  me,"  ,  uned  the  trader.  "  Vour  faith  in  the  lionesty 
ol  \\  iiinebeg  Capt.  HeadU-.  is  not  greater  than  my  own-nuy,  not  so  -n-eat, 
perhaps,  for  J  have  known  lid  ahvays  ivganlcl  him  from  his"l.oyh,.od  ;  but 
a  1  h.  1  ottowatlomies  a,e  i.,.t  Winneln-gs.  neither  are  the  warri,.rs  so  com- 
pletely under  tie-  control  of  ih,-ir  ehielk  a.^  to  permit  their  counsels  alone  fo 
mtlueiice  tli.  ir  actions. 

"  You  do  not  mean  to  say  that  Vou.  have  reason  to  doubt  any  of  these 
people-   Mr.  .Mckeii/.ie  f"  ivmarked  the  captain,  serionslv  and  inquirin.-ly. 

Aot  at  all  ;  but  1  wi.b  to  show  how  much  more  imprudent  it  would  be 
to  trust  to  tliein  than  to  ourselves;  reinforcem,.nts  may  arrive  in  time  if  tli,^v 
are  sent  tor  immediately,  and  should  they  not,  it  will  be  tim,.  ..nouuh  to 
hink  of  .'vaeuating  when  our  Indian  spi..s  brin,r  us  notice  of  the  prepara- 
tions ol  the  Hrifish  t,>  attack  us.''  '     ' 

"  And  :.hould  they  arrive  before  our  retreat  is  begun,  then  must  we  b  ■ 
driven  uito  an  une.pial  contest,  for  the  order  of  the  secretary  at  war  expressly 
dec  ares  |,ai  „„  p^st  shall  be  surivndered  without  a  batt'le.  It  is  ^ileii't 
tbat  the  lort  cannot  beni.aintaiiied  against  a  reeular  force  ;  therelbre.  the  o-ar- 
rison,  or  they  ^vho  survive  the  assault,  must  bo,  made  prisoners  in  any  case  • 
Whereas  by  retiring  now,  we  not  only  prevent  the  advance  of  the  eie-my,  to 
themamtest  ruin  of  yourself  and  other  settlers  in  the  n,.ighl.„rh,wd"  but 
carry  succor  to  h.rt  Wayne.  This  is  the  resolution  I  have  taken.  Al' 
fint  consulting  with  my  officers  on  public  parade  in  the  morning,  when  our 


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position  slmlJ  bn  fullv  n.a.U-  known  to  all.  I  sl.ail  meet  the  Indians  in  coun- 
cil,    llio  n.'oessHry  dnvetions  iiave  been  coin  eyed  to  Winnebe.' "' 

•'I  can  only  re^rrct,  sir,"  returned  Mr.  McKenzie,  with  .'reat' .^nivilv  of 
speech  and  deportment,  •'  that  your  (h't-rinination  should  have  been  formed 
betore  eonsultin^r  with  Nour  oUieers.  In  a  .use  of  this  kind,  involvin.r  the 
inler...st^  ,,t  all,  it  becme.s,  1  should  eoneeive,  not  a  more  courtesy  hut  a 
diUy,  that  the  opinions  and   advice  of  all  competent  to  judge  should  be 

'■Vol.  need  not  be  alarmed,  Mr.  McKenzi.;  I  perfectly  know  how  to  aot 
on  tins  occasion.^     Ibe  opinions  of  my  officers  shall  b..  taken,  even  as  I  have 
aken  youi-s.     If  you  have  anything  further  to  offer,  therefore,  1  shall  be 
uajjpy  to  hear  it. 

"Caj-tain  Ileadley,"  returned  the  trader,  rising  with  dignity,  and  t-kine 
up  his  hat,  •'  I  have  nothing  further  of  advice  to  offer  to  one  so  confident  in 
m  own  judgment;  but  bear  in  mind  what  I  now  tell  you,  that  if  you  follow 
the  letter  of  these  instructions  rather  than  the  spirit,  you  will  hayv.  cause  to 
ropent  it.  I  make  not  this  remark  from  mere  considerations  of  my  own  per- 
sona  interests,  winch,  of  course,  will  be  greatly  aflected  by  this  abandon- 
inent  of  th(.  post,  but  because  I  sincerely  believe  that  a  defence  will  entail 
less  dis;ist..'r  than  a  march  through  the  vast  wilderness  we  shall  have  to  tra- 
verse, hampered  us  we  shall  be  with  women,  less  able  to  bear  up  a-ainst 
fatigue,  privati,.ii,  and  disaster.  As  tlu-  Indian  or,it(;rs  say,  '  I  have  spoken  I' 
and  now,  ,sir,  1  have  the  honor  of  w^  Iiing  you  a  very  good  day." 

'  W  ell,  what  says  he— what  does  he  intend  ?"  asked  Lieutenant  Ehnslev 
wtio  was  lingering  near  the  gate,  waiting  for  the  return  of  his  father- 
in-law. 

"He  is  an  obstinate,  conceited  ramrod,'' returned  the  latter,  peevishly: 
Init  you  will  know  all  to-morrow,  for  h.^  really  intends  to  do  you  the  honor 

to  consult  you  in  the  morning." 

'"But  what  is  his  decision'?    You  have  not  said." 
I' To  give  up  everything  to  the  Indians,  and  retreat  forthwith." 
•Can  It  be  possible?"  e.vchiimed  the  officer,  perfectly  indignant  at  the 

cominunicMLion.  i  .  o 

"Even  so.  Alas,  for  the  jxior  women,  and  the  ladies  particularly!  what 
a  niareh  for  th.n,  ;  but  1  go,  meanwhile,  to  '  s.t  my  house  in  order.' 
u.-ll,  iUmsley,  all  I  had  garnered  u|.  through  a  (juarter  of  a  century  of 
incessant  toil,  as  a  heritage  for  you  and  yours,  will,  I  fear,  be  utterly  lost." 

•  txod  h  ess  you,  said  the  oOicer,  grasping  his  hand,  "think  not  of  that, 
lucre  are  hir  weightier  considerations  at  stake  than  those  of  a  merely  pecu- 
niary nature.  The  lesson  Maigaiel  has  taught  herself-to  be  contented  to 
ive  on  a  soldiers  pay-will  not  have  altogether  been  thrown  away  upon 
lier.     1  tie  loss  of  her  fortune  is  the  least  calamity  to  be  dreaded."    ' 

'Nobly  said,  Elmsley.  Well  are  you  worthy  of  her!"  He  warmly 
shook  the  hand  that  still  lingered  in  his  own,  and  then  turned  the  angle  ol 
tl»e  gateway  leading  down  to  his  own  dwellino-. 


^'U 


1  -  f^rr 


wao-kan-oee;   or, 


CHAPTER  XII. 
"  For  we  to-morrow  hold  divide,!  co„ncil."_i2;.Aan/  III 

appeared  in  the      II^  .'Junu     ?  n  '"'  ''''''^"■'  '"'"'  "'««^"'>'  *"h  -"en 

bright  and  silker/fl  -r  woXd  v  ll  '■'^'""T"^  f''"'"  '"'  «"-Iy ''our.  Tho 
hoisted  by  CoriidlvixSf  t^l.  i;  tt  k  ''"^i  ''""'^'^'  '^'"'  ^^^ 
garmon  would  lo..k  uj.on  it  witJio  viW  1 1.  )'  "'^'-""'/J  '"■■*"  ""^  '''° 
of  her  wl,o  Imd  worked  it,  and  d  si   „?r      V'  \"'-  '"'"'^■"  ''"  '''^^  ''''I" 

fully  expected  would  bo  .'e  ou  that  n  ■'  T''"''  "^  ''»«  P^"'ty  he 
Already  had  he  decided  on  fie  of  h  nmnbe  wf  I  ""^^t  ^'''  ''^'^^^ 
be  selected  by  Konavn(>  on  (L  n  "'^""'"''^'  ^"''o-  '^e^'d*-^  Jiirnself,  would 

number.  But  even  of  diesrsuci,  "'^*''"',\''"'V""'''"'<-«'^'^»t*'  «»'ne  fifteen  in 
came  forth  and  linge^'d  t ll  "ta  S"  i  e  il  t"?-^^''-^"1""  ^•'^™-^>-'^ 
women  and  ehildrc^,  gathered  n^P  .a.  h'  ^"n""°  ''•''^'  """'  ^^J"'*-' 
who  would  be  the  fom.nato  ones^  e  eSJ^L  if  "'''"'"^""•' '''"•^'""^  '"^^^^ 
loved  wife  of  their  favorite  *''*    x<^<zo^^^l  of  tho  rnuch- 

uniform  was  tho  fi4  on  tLf l^^^,,  •  'tS^  '"a^^'t  ?,f 'T ''  ^  '"«  — ' 
for  on  that  occasion,  the  truaitl  at  t  >,'  fl  i  ?^  ^''^'^«tor,  then  Elmsley, 
and  lastly,  much  to  tJio^  u  ,  Hs    o/ .^^^^^ 

eyes  were  fixed  upon  hL  Z   ove  l  .  "''^''''-  ,  ^«  ^^  W<.acl,ed,  al 

the  pallor  of  \n}  ^.T^:^^^^^^^^^^  '  '-^■"'P-''''y  >'" 
moulded  itself  into  a  tear  it  w^i^iS^^^^^^^^  '"  '""''^  \'''''"  ^^"^  m^lanco 
they  held  their  aprons  to  th.-i  e^sCd  wVi'  W^T'  ^^'  ^'''  *''«  ^^«>»e". 
pany  the  Vi,-.i,lia„  touch  h^J  f  ',  2'>''^  1  ^"  ^'"'""'S  ''is  com- 
parade,  and,  passin.  close  by  Elmsle ?  w  0.0  i     ''  •^'^"""^'"d"'  of  the 

w.th  mud.  interestrhe  si^niJcanS  ;;;::h  l>?in,^  ^''"  "^<^'^^  "?-  ''"" 

inwards',  to' f^iS' a  tS^s'uar: '""""'""'  " '^^  ^'^«  '^'^'"P-^  ^^  -'-eled 

g4^Toffic:r^"""P'^^'^'>'^''' ■'"''>  -''^^  the  square  stood  the  little 

^^^SK''';:i^rZ:L^:r   ^^^'^'^    "^^'^'^^-^  -   ^e   unyded   . 
thi.; morning."  ""^  '""'"""  "'='^^^'°»  ^''at  we  find  oun^elves  asse.nbled 

^o^^^tJ'I^J^^^^^'r'^y''^  lionayne.     The  looks  of  the  mea 
repair  the  evH."  ''"°*'  '''  ""'^  ^'^  ^''^  P>'epared  to  do  our  utmost  to 

"  "'"'  '  "^'  '  '^''"  «^  -•  >•-  '-o'V  said  Corporal  Collins.  «  who  i. 


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not  ren.ly  to  volunteer  to  jro  out  nn<l  recover  Mrs.  Ronayne,  or  dio  in  the 
attfinid.     You  liiivc  l)iit  to  say  tlio  word." 

"  .Silonco,  sir !  How  (lure  you  i)reHurno  to  speak  in  the  ranks  !  Cori.oral 
Loll.ns,  from  tins  .liiy  you  los.-  your  stripes,— a  fit  cxatni.lr,  truly  for 
a  non-comnnssion.-(l  officr  to  net  to  tiie  men.  Mr.  El.nslev,  you  will  "soo  to 
this.  -   ■'  ' 

The  lieutenant  <,'ravely  toudieil  his  hat,  l.ut  r.'ph>(l  not. 

"  It  IS  not  for  this  purpose  that  I  hav.,  ass.nil.ie.l  you,"  resumed  Captain 
U.'adh.y.  Much  as  is  t„  b(,  deplored  tiio  unfortunate  .occurrence  of  ye.ster- 
clay  inatl('.-8  ot  de.-per  importance  must  cnirage  onr  attention  now  " 

M«ny  ot  the  men  shruir^^ed  their  shouldn-s,  and  looked  their  discontent. 
Iliry  could  not  imatrme  wlnit  ho  meant,  or  what  could  be  of  more  import- 
ance to  them  than  the  recovery  of  the  lost  lady. 

Th.>  parade  was  once  more  called  to  attention,  when  Captain  neadley 
proceeded  to  read  to  them  the  document  that  has  been  so  often  before  the 
reader, 

"You  .see,  gentlemen  and  men."  he  continual,  when  he  had  finished  the 
perusa^l,  '  how  intricate  is  our  i)osi(,ion,  and  how  little  choice  there  is  l.ft  to 
us  to  (u-eide  in  the  matter.  It  must  be  but  mere  form  to  ask  your  opinions  ..n 
tile  sul.j.^ct,  tor  the  dnections  of  the  (;eneral  are  so  [.ositive  that  our  duty  is 
implicitly  to  follow  them.  Mr.  Elmsley,  as  the  oldest  olHcer,  what  is  your 
opinion ;'  ■' 

All  had  heard  with  the  greatest  surprise  the  unexpected  communication, 
but  there  were  tew  who  were  of  the  ojiinion  of  their  commander,  that  their 
safety  would  be  best  insurerl  by  a  retreat.  The  men,  of  coiirs.>,  were  not 
expected  to  have  a  voice  in  the  consultation,  but  it  was  desirable  -that  th.^y 
should  hear  what  th.-ir  respective  officers  had  to  say,  and  therefore  the  sub- 
ject lijid  t)een  opened  to  the  latter  in  their  jirescnce. 

;'  My  opinion,  Captain  Hcadley,"  returned  his  lieutenant,  "  can  be  of  little 
wciglit  in  a  matter  which  you  appear  to  have  decided  already ;  however,  m 
It  IS  asked  in  presence  of  the  whole  garrison,  in  presence  of  tlio  whole  t;ar- 
rison  will  I  tiive  it.  On  no  account  should  we  retire  from  this  post.  Our 
force,  It  IS  true,  is  small,  but  we  have  stout  hearts  and  willin.r  hands,  and 
with  four  good  bastions  to  protect  our  flunks  of  defence.  we"niav  make  a 
better  resistance  than  it  appears  they  have  done  at  .Mackinaw,  should  the 
Jirithsh  deem  it  worth  their  while  to  come  so  far  out  of  their  way  to  attack 
us.  My  own  impression  is  that  they  will  not,  for  there  is  iiothin'r  to  bo 
gained  by  the  conquest  of  a  post  which  commands  no  channel  „f  communi- 
cation, and  therefore  oft^rs  no  advantai^e  to  compensate  for  the  sjierifice  of 
life  tiecessary  to  take  it.  Certainly,  nothing  will  be  attempted  unless  Detroit 
Itself  should  fall.  The  British  fmces  will  have  too  much  to  occupy  them 
there  to  think  of  weakening  by  dividing  the  troops  they  have  in  that  quar- 
ter.. On  the  other  hand,  should  wo  undertake  a  protracted  match  to  Fort 
Wayne,  encumbered  as  we  are  witli  women,  and  children,  and  invalids,  there 
IS  but  too  great  reason  to  infer  tli;it  parties  of  British  Indians,  apprised  of 
our  march,  tvill  hasten  to  the  attack,  and  then  our  position  in  the  heart  of 
the  woods  will  be  hopeless  indeed.  These,  sir,  are  my  views  on  the  subject, 
nor  can  I  conceive  how  a  man  of  common  discernment  can  entertain  any 
other.'  •' 

"  Mr.  Elmsley,  I  merely  asked  you,  in  courtesy,  to  pronounce  your  own 


lit 

ii 


.?••-* — — ^ — ■!~j^,..A  *  I 


•f:r-.:fi:. '  •:■■ 


WAU-NAN-OEK  ;    OB, 

opiniun  m,t  indirectly  to  pa^s  ensure  o„  thoso  of  your  .uporior,.     I  have 

"  Who  s,  o.iU  '     vv      T    '^^  ^"  '""'  "'"  "''^"1'^  «'-^  monfh.s." 
lie..  I .  W    '         .      '''"'"  /"  •''"■■^''""  '"^-  "•■*^«'-ti""  ?"  thund-rod  Cant 

ti«tt  i«  but  „  i„„„i  I ,i,i  „ " ;  I  ;    I  '■:,'"  t»""'\'"«  »».;.«■  i ».«, 

».,ci, » ,„o,„.,,.,  i.  ,„i,pi„c„,i,  ,/,„i  „„,  ,„t;  ;,„;;,"  »'•  ' '"  """"'■•  »"■•  "■ 

u„„2:J^X;;«,r;:;' S';'i,i;:  "r-  """■""'  *  ■•■"•"■  ?•«  »'■«"  ■■«'  i.-- 
only  ,,e  to  *.„,,.r.:r'„r  n".'™;.™';  ,i''T:i';r:;;i^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

caiiin-.\,pou  us     rif  Z.  '  '?  *''?'  ^'"'"^  ^"^'  P"'"'*^''  '-^  tl'^'">), 

strapped  will,  tk'  o  d  km los   \n        '   '"!•  'r'"'^'"'^'  '''^"'  •^""  ^■"^•^'^^''1  "» ^ 

bone,]  old  paii^ras  ii    Sr     Vr"'."'  '  f  ""'".'"'"^^  "l'^"  '^"'"«  '•''^- 
"  And  tl  „. ,      1      '       ''/'^''-""-'a  to  show  themselves  to  an  eneniv  " 

ijy  Hit  jianuh  ot  Mrs.  Konuyne,  and  run  up 


r«i 


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sa 


tlicre  on  {he  dny  of  her  own  marringe,  on  tlio  fourth  of  •Tuly.  T  hoisted 
thi'rn  witli  my  own  hands  this  morninif,  l)cciiii.--(!  I  bi'liovcd  we  were  goinjj 
out  to  till!  I'fsciio  iif  that  di'ar  laily,  ami,  in  my  mind,  I  can  unly  say  that  it 
would  b(!  much  easier  to  send  out  half  the  force  for  her,  with  u  few 
Indians  for  scouts  to  point  out  wiiere  the  red  devils  are,  and  then,  when  wo 
have  got  her  safe,  to  return  here  nnd  defend  the  place,  or  perish  under  the 
ruins." 

"  Oof'  bless  her!"  exclaimed  nearly  half  the  men,  turning  their  eyes 
towards  le  rustling  flag,  which  a  slight  and  rising  breeze  now  disj)layed 
in  all  it,  graceful  bc:iuty  of  color  and  proportion.  "  Hure  enough  she 
worked  it,  and  we  are  ready  to  die;  under  the  same,  if  she  only  be  here  to 
see  us." 

"  God  bless  her !"  repeated  the  women  in  the  distance.  "  If  our  prayers 
could  Im'  of  any  use,  our  husbands  should  run  all  risk  from  ihe  Indians,  so 
that  we  miglit  see  ht-r  sweet  face  again.     Oh,  let  them  go,  captain  !" 

Despite  all  the  deti'rmiriaticjn  he  had  formed,  Hoiiayno  could  not  -land 
this  new  feature  in  the  scene  unmovinl.  lie  drew  his  handkerchiel  luistily 
from  the  bosom  of  his  uniform,  and  carried  it  to  his  eyes.  The  recollection 
of  till'  fourth  of  July,  so  recently  jiassed,  came  with  irresistible  force  upon 
liis  memory,  and  even  while  his  own  heart  was  made  more  desolate,  this 
universal  manifestjition  of  the  regard  in  which  his  wife  was  held  ati'ected 
him  deeply. 

"  Nay,  Ml'.  Ronayne,  rather  than  ^^xhibit  this  emotion  before  the  men,  had 
you  not  better  retire?"  remarked  Captain  Headley,  in  a  low  tone;  "their 
excitement,  too,  will  the  sooner  subside  when  you  are  gone." 

"  Sir,  if  you  assume  a  weakness  in  me,"  returned  the  officer,  haught..y, 
as  he  removed  the  handkerchief  from  his  eyes,  "  you  are  wrong.  1  came 
here  not  to  ad\ert  to  th(>  past,  but  to  do  my  duty.  I  confess  I  am  touched 
by  the  honest  and  noble  feeling  of  my  comrades,  but  nothing  more.  No 
entreaty  of  mine  will  be  urged  in  support  of  their  prayer.  I  am  prepared 
to  sink  my  individual  loss  in  consideration  of  the  general  danger." 

All  the  men  were  taken  by  surprise.  They  had  wondered  from  the  first 
ut  seeing  Ronayne  come  upon  parade,  with  a  manner  so  different  from  that 
which  he  had  shov  n  on  the  pH'Ceding  evening  ;  but  they  had  taken  it  for 
gianted  that  he  knew  of  an  intended  sortie,  and,  relying  on  its  successful 
issue,  was  only  waiting  for  the  order  from  Captain  Headley. 

A  loud  shout  was  now  heard  from  the  common,  and  presently  one  of  the 
two  sentinels  that  had  been  stationed  at  th<  '■  walked  quickly  up  with  his 
firelock  at  the  recover,  and  reported  to  C  '.n  Headley  that  the  Indians 
were  mustering  strongly  about  their  encampment,  and  seemingly  more 
paint(!d  than  usual. 

"  This  is  as  it  should  be,"  replied  the  eommamling  ofhcer.  "  The  day  of 
council  shoidd  be  a  gala  day.  whatever  the  occasion,  and  doubtless  they  are 
making  prejiarations  accordingly.  It  is  well,  however,  that  1  have  changed 
the  hour  of  our  consultation  from  twelve  to  eight.  We  liave  now  more 
leisure  for  our  own  preparations." 

"  And  these  are.  Captain  Headley,  permit  me  to  ask  V  remarked  Mr. 
McKenzie,  who  had  stood  at  some  distance  from  the  parade,  without  inter- 
fering with  the  preceding  discussion. 

"  To  distribute,  sir,  as  directed,  the  stores  belonging  to  the  United  States, 


wau-nan-okb;   or, 


bear  us  bravoly  t  Wh "     '     ''    ''"  """'  a««erabhnK  for  tho  council,  will 

»ti^t"'":^'X:t "-;!:;:'['  '7>  ^«^''":     'T'-  -"  w-«  «t,.rtled  ; 
report,     aoveral  ^  ,1,  m^  t         1    'f    ""1*    'T'^'''^  '■•'•'*^'''  '^""«'-'^'J  t"  ti.« 

^.^„  uy  bullft..     li.e  Indiana  i,a,l  never  before    attempted 

wi;h'lri;i;^^';i^;ti;;iji:h:;^rf  ^  i^.uo.at,>,„i..."  ....„,,,.k.d  n...... 

moment.     Tl.'oy     ,  ,  t  eh     "^,  l'  Z     ■'  V"'^-  ''''"'•"•'^^''•l"  "^  tl.i..  particula 
a  way  i„  whici;  thl^^nltl^Mij^'Il^I^':"^  '^^  "-'^'"^  ^''e  A,„ericlvn  flag  in 

pos;i!:;:ii;,;:Ss^r::;e,rurut'5'  ^^'■•f-'^^=  i«t  the«cntries  bo 

and  nK-n,  no  distri^^^  m^  ?,   o  n"    .         "'  "'t."'  '  ^'f  "'''^'  '^"^''  ""'^'-"•« 
incon.id.'rato  act  of    ne  oi  tu     /  ^         '"■  ,  '  "  '!"'  '''' ''  "H"'"'-  ^l""  ^'>o 

to  their  truth    but  nu'  n  li  V  1  u^  "  "^' ''"'^  ^  '"'^'''  ""7  <'""t^t  '« 

unprepared    ;•,  S>ew  I    V'''  ^"'"  f,*^  ^''"^^  ""'"'  ^^'"'"'^  »«vcr 
stripei."  ^'"^'guicy.      Corporal  Ooiiins,  you   will  ro.urae  your 

wi^e'irlr:.ir,l:;;d:t'hn:?ri.n?  '^'^-i^ ''--  ^"'^•-'^  ^'- 

hour  of  council.  *'  '  ''''^'"^  ^'"^  P''^'^'^"'  P-'-paratory  to  tho 


ClIAPTEtl  XIII. 

teru-Uonnvne  sauntered  ,   ecE   m^  1  "n  ''"''  *"  '-^gimental  subal- 

thesecmin.:indili;Mvnirheh.l  ^  V"■"v^^^^^'''^^^  Notwithstanding; 
of  his  wlA^there  wc,^';^  tit  J  T  "if  '"."^""^  ^'^  ^''"  '^'^"^^ 
at  his  !ani.-ua..o   were  „of  ,ff    I    '^i  ''''°'  ^^'»''t-'^*-''  their  surprise 

■silently  and  wi,i,  unus.ud  let  .^-a'^f^  "ach  sold.er  on  his  way,  (hey 
strong  sympathv-toucl  ed  the  •  e"^  i  •'"'"    ''"'  ""^""^''^  ^'"'i''  "^a 

looked  lonJ  and  anx^o  '  ^  ostte  ^  r'ti;  o''"'"'"''  '^^  ^'^"^  ^-^^''  '-^ 
object,  towards  I lardserabbleefVy'  "^''T  "'  '""-  ^^"'^'"^"t  an 
and  there,  with  occ^'i:;;;;' '':f;o  .f  ^J  .l^^"? .J^l'^^'i --  'Jotted,  here 
Berpent.ue  course  of  the  sihe •  riv  "     "."f ""»  "*-■  70  to  distingui.Ii  the 

^ungin,  Indians  to  who,n  aolJ  i' ,as  b  tlC tld'  '1^;"  '""  "^"'  "'« 
be  unusua  excitement  !n  fl,..;,.  ,.. .         ''     ,  ^'"''  •      ^''^''"'^  appeared  to 

particnlarly  were  fbe  e  "  /  ^^  ^''"""P-^  ^^  ^I^'  voungi^^^varrio;; 
retire  from  the  gate  and   io  n   f  i  ^^      '''^'''f^on.     He  was  about  to 

finished  distribut,],,:  h^  tu  d  bu  fnxl  ^''"'^7'  ''^''  ^''^  "°^^  "-"1/ 
neighborhood  of  ILudscrabebi  anx.ous  to  take  one  last  look  of  thi 
hoile  just  emerginc'  t  n    '  J; '  !7''  TI-^?'^'  ^'^^  "P«"  '''^  ""^"i""  of  .' 

partially  conceafed^y     "e  J.  .  0  of  u^'lndian'  1°  rf  T""  ,""^  ^'''''  ^^^ 
/        ii„me  ot  an  Indian  that  stood  at  the  side  of  tho 


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horse.     lie  looked  ngnin— tlie  .listiiny..   was  too  ^(ri'ftt  to  enal)to  liim  to 

judLre  di-stinctly,  hut  h.;  felt  convinced  the  rider  was  a  woinati.     Tlicre  wiw 

a  telescope  kept  in  the  ha.stion  near  the  i]n^sUM\  f„r  the  use  piinciimlly  of 

the  ,)tluM-r  nt  tlu  guard.     He  walked  rapidly  to  this,  and  drew  the  inntru- 

ment  to  its  proper  (.,cu,s,  but  when  he  looked  in  the  direction  in  which  he 

hcd  hetore  gazed  nothing  was  to  b.>  seen.     Vexed  and  Hiin..y.'d  hcvond  all 

measure   he  dosc.-nded  again  rapidly  to  the  gate,  hut  with  no  lM;ti.-r  ^uc 

cess.     H,.  could  n(.t  doubt  tliiit  it  was  his  wife  whom  he  hud  seen  yet 

unwilling  to  breathe  the  knowledge  even  to  himself,  his  heart  was  a  prey  to 

the  most  contradictory  feelings.     In  a  few  moments,  h..w.'V(.r,  the  horse  ho 

had  before  remarked  again  apj.eared  emerging  from  the  same  point  of  road, 

but  this  time  he  no  lonj-er  carried  a  woman  but  a  warrior,  so  that  all  means 

of  identitying  the  former  were  denied  to  him.      Hut  still  ther..  wiis  evidence 

suflicii'nt.     The  horse  was  evidently  Abiria's,  though  with  its  tail  twisted 

and  plaited  us  for  disguise  ;  and  us  llonayn.-  with  the  glass  brou-ht  fully 

to  bear  upon  him,  saw  (he  rid.'r  throw  over  his  shouldt-rs  and  fasten  rounil 

his  n(!ek,  u  blankcU,  and  place  on  his  head  a  colui-ed  calico  turban,  su.h  as 

was  in  common  use  among  the  Pottowatomies,  lie  felt  satisfied  that  it  was 

the  same  youth  who,  in  the  disguise  of  a  Miami,  had  pressed  him  so  closely 

in  the  chase  of  the  preceding  day. 

Strange  to  say,  he  mtertaine'l  no  feeling  of  enmitv  towards  the  youth, 
oven  wlien  he;  turned  away  with  feelings  of  mingled  bitterness  and  niortiti- 
cation,  and  silently  ascended  the  bastion  to  rei)lace  tht;  glass.  Never  was 
his  mind  more  unsettled— never  had  he  enter.,iined  so  [H-rfect  a  sentiment 
of  indillerence  for  everything  aiouiul  him.  It  was  very  wi-ll  to  talk  of  pride 
and  scorn,  an,l  fortitude,  but  .•xistence  to  him  bad  become  a  dull  wei<rht,  a 
raylcss  future,  and  nothing  would  have  pleased  him  better  at  that  moment, 
than  the  sudden  announcement  of  a  Ibitish  force  being  at  hand.  In  the 
stirring  excitement  of  action  only  eould  he  hope  to  find  distraction,  and  tiie 
ball  mnu'd  at  his  heart,  the  sword  poiht<Hi  to  bis  lliroat,  he  would  ]ia\e 
scarcely  de.'med  it  worth  his  while  to  seek  to  turn  aside.  The  roar  of  artil- 
lery and  ol  mus(|uetry  would,  he  ft;jt,  be  music  to  his  ears,  provided  it  shut 
out  from  memory  the  recollection  of  what,  liad  been.  Hut  the  iilea  of  a  Ion.' 
and  moMolonous  march  to  b'oit  Wayne,  even  provided  it  should  be  effected 
without  inlemiption,  bringing  witii  it  at  eacli  moment  recolKctions  of  the 
past  was  ti  horror  not  to  be  endured ;  and  he  determined,  by  every  means 
m  his  power,  to  oppose  the  re.-olution  of  the  cumniaiidino'oflHcer  to  the 
uttermost.  He  was  already  under  the  ban  of  one  threat. mcl  couit -martial, 
and  It  mattered  little  to  liim  what  steps  Captain  lleadley  might  adopt  in 
regard  to  him  for  the  future. 

He  bad  pas.sed  sone  moments  in  the.so  r»;Hections— fitful,  varied,  and 
broken  as  those  of  i  disconnected  dream— when  turninu'  his  eyes  attain 
towards  the  gate  where  the  sentineU  had  been  posted,  he  saw  one  of  them 
bring  his  musket  to  the  charge-  as  if  to  prevent  the  ingress  of  some  one 
seeking  admittance.  Struck  by  the  cireumstance,  Konayne  hastened  below, 
and  as  he  advanced  ho  saw  the  same  sentiin'l  pick  up  ;i"  piece  of  paper,  the 
superscription  of  which  he  was  endeavoring  to  examine.  IJefore  he 'had 
time  to  do  this,  however,  the  officer  had  come  up,  and  the  sentinel  promotlv 
Landed  it  to  him.  ^       ^  ' 

"  Good  God  !  what  tloes  this  mean  V    It  was  the  handwriting  of  his  wife. 


J 


W  WAU-WAX-OKB ;    OR, 

Ronnvno  locked  forward  upon  tlio  common,  mid  saw  at  nboiit  ii  hundred 
var.lH  Ix'fc.rc  him,  and  rotirinfj  ripidly,  the  horsemmi  whom  he  had  just 
Irt'toro  rfmiarkcd.  Thi-ro  wa.s  no  uecoMsity  for  anking  any  (|ueHtionN.  The 
whole  thing  explained  itself. 

"  WImt,  .-an  slu<  have  to  say  to  me?"  he  mused  to  liimself.  as  he  broke 
the  bark  string  with  which  the  note  was  tied  ;  his  eompetitor  of  yesterday, 
too,  the  hearer!  Hastily  he  unfold.-d  it.  It  contained  these  few  words, 
hastily  written  in  peneil  on  a  l..af  torn  from  her  ni.-morandum  book— "  (Jo 
not  to  the  council!"  Iltj  exainin.'d  the  papor  clus.'ly— he  could  tin<l  no 
tnor»!. 

The  f.'clings  of  Ronayne,  on  reading'  these  fi-w  words,  traced  by  his  wife's 
well-renirrnbered  hand,  may  be  comprehended.  AH  the  snibbornness  of 
his  inditlerence  was  shaken  ;  and  sinkin:;  every  consideration  "silf  he  finitid 
a  strange,  wild  pl.'astire  in  the  knowledge  that  she  was  fri'c  from  personal 
restraint,  and  had  power  to  command  the  services  < if  those  whom  she  willed 
to  do  her  bidding.  What  the  meaning  of  the  caution  was,  in  reirard  to  the 
council,  he  could  not  divine,  neither  whitiefoie  it  had  been  couched  in  such 
laconic  terms  ;  but  it  was  evident  that,  as  the  new  wife  of  VV'aii -nan  i,'ee,  she 
had  ohtaiii.'d  information  of  some  danger  of  which  they  in  the  frarrison  knew 
not.  ami  that  the  recollection  of  those 'she  had  left  behind  was  not  so  weak- 
ened as  tf)  prevent  her  from  imparting  to  those  most  interested  what 
she  had  learned. 

Feeling  the  neces.sity  of  communicating  instantly  with  Elmsley  on  the 
sidjjeet,  yet  .scarcely  knowinir  how,  without  exposing  Maria,  to  account  to 
lun  lor  the  inannenn  which  he  had  received  the  singular  warning,  he  .sought 
hi.s  friend,  who  had  now  Hnallv  disposed  of  his  men  at  their  several  posts 
nnd  told  him  that,  without  f-eiini,'  himself  at  liberty  to  re\eal  to  him  the 
medium  through  which  the  suspici.m  had  been  awakened  in  his  breast,  ho 
liad  every  reason  t.j  believe  that  some  treachery  was  intended  at  the  coun- 
cil called  by  Ileadley,  and  that  he  had  come  to  consult  with  him  accord- 
ingly. 

\\'itli  infinite  good  taste  and  tact,  Elmsley  utterly  abstained  (mm  making 
t he  .^]iirhr,.st  allusioi,  to  Mrs.  Ronayne.  n(.t  oidy  bJcause  he  had  perceived 
that  h.-f  lui.-baiid  did  n.4  seem  to  encourage  any  approach  to  a  subject 
which  gave  him  pain,  but  because  he  f.dt  that  the  consolation  of  those  words, 
on  .an  occa-sion  of  such  bereavement,  was  rather  a  mockery  than  a  sympathy.' 
Without,  theietbre,  making  the  slight' st  allusion  to  the  j.itst,  he  answered 
gravely— 

"If  you  have  reason  to  apprehend  this,  Ronayne,  we  can  take  onr  pre- 
cautions accordingly.  As  the  whole  object  and  intent  i>{  the  council  is  to 
mm  to  hold  a  consultation  as  to  the  course  we  ou./lit  to  pursue  in  this  emer-  • 
gency,  wheie.as  it  is  simply  in  fact  to  enable  Headley.  who  is  becomiiKr 
stublM.rn  and  pompous  asof  oId,to  tell  the  chiefs  that  he  intends  at  once  to 
distiibule  tin;  public  stores  among  themselves  and  warriors,  and  then  march 
with  little  more  than  the  men  can  carry  on  their  backs  ;  as  tl-is  only,  I 
repeat,  is  his  object  in  holding  a  council  at  all,  I  see  no  great  reason  why 
either  you  or  I,  who  have  already  given  our  opinions  on  the  matter,  should 
attend  it.     W,.  may  do  the  '  state  .some  service'  by  remaining  within." 

"  \Vould  it  not  be  well,"  returned  the  Vir<rini;in  thoUi,ditfully,  -to  aivo 
Headley  some  hint  of  false  dealing  on  the  part  of  the  Poitowatomies ? "not 


I 


THI   UAMACRE   AT   ClIICAOO.  ii 

■iicli  HH  to  li'ml  liim  lo  l).'li('vt'  tlnit  iitiy  dirt^ct  int<'llif».'n<'f>  lias  l)e«»n  n>c*>iv«d 
of  thill  fact,  liiit  .sitiiply  that  Motiii;  \um<i  liintH  have  Id'cm  tlimwi)  mit." 

'•  iMy  (loar  follow,"  n!luiiiotl  tlu^  lw!Ut«iiant,  with  a  faint  sniili',  "do  you 
think  t Ill-re  i«  anything;  utuit-r  thn  huh — s<'urc<>ly  even  thtt  tomahawk  in  hi^ 
own  brain — that  cuiiM  pcrnuadt!  ilcadloy  to  mistrust  hi)«  pi't  I'ottowatoniict  ? 
No,  nut  t'vun  iiis  lon^'  cxpiTiince  of  the  trcaehcry  of  the  ract'  — luit  all  ]\\h 
knowlinl^'c  of  the  ticklpnesH  of  tln-ir  cliuractcr— of  thn  facility  with  which 
they  turn  over  in  a  single  day  from  the  Anieriuan  to  tho  Hrilinli  Hag — would 
convinco  him." 

"  And  yet,"  pursued  Ko^iaynt>,  niusiiisfly,  "  they  know  notliinji;  of  tlin  war. 
What  cuuld  l)c  their  motives,  whcri-  tlnir  imini'diiit«  intcicsU  will  Im  rather 
retarded  than  jironioted  by  the  maintenance  of  |ieHceful  relations '»" 

"  How  do  we  know  what  pa-MHcs  without  the  fort?  They  may  have  h.id 
their  runners  and  news  hiniight  to  them  of  the  war  heforu  Winnebcg 
returned." 

A  sudden  thouy;lit  flashed  across  the  brain  of  lionayiie.  (?ould  tidings 
of  the  event  in  any  way  be  connected  with  tho  flight  of  his  wife  ?  and  had 
that,  at  the  instigation  of  Wau-nan-gee,  accelerated  the  moment  of  her 
departure  !  liut  Elmaloy  know  not  what  he  knew,  and  he  offered  no  remark 
on  the  subject. 

"  it  wants  now  an  hour,"  resumed  Lieutenant  Elmsley,  looking  at  his 
watch,  "  to  the  time  named  for  the  council  which  is  to  be  held  on  the  glacis 
immediately  in  front  of  the  southern  bastion,  and,  therefore,  immediately 
under  the  flag,  .loin  me  here  then,  Hoiu-iyne,  and  I  shall  have  made  the 
necessary  arrangements.  All  the  leHponsibility  1  take  upon  myself,  my 
friend,  not  only  .is  your  senior,  but  as  one  who  i.s  perfectly  willing  to  take 
the  lion's  share  of  the  anger  that  has  bee  ii  showered  so  plentifully  upon  both 
this  day.  Now  I  must  hasten  and  regulate  the  '  imperiiim  in  imj/erio,'  for 
1  am  alVaid  tiiat  if,  as  you  say,  wo  trust  alone  to  lieadiey's  reading  of  I'cjtto- 
watoiiiie  faitii,  we  shall  have  rather  ;i  I'lemish  account  of  satisfaction  to 
render  to  ourselves.     Good  bye.     In  half  an  hour — not  later." 

Honuyiio,  liaving  nothing  in  the  meantime  to  do.  sauntered  towards  his 
own  .ipartnients 
servant  of  his  w 

the  covering  and  solibing  violently.  'I'hi,'  depth  of  her  sorrow  was  anguish 
to  him.  lie  shutlled  his  feet  along  the  Hoor  to  make  her  sensible  of  his 
presence.  The  girl  heard  him  ;  she  looked  uj) — her  face  and  eves  were  so 
swollen  with  tears  that  she  could  scarcely  see.  Klie  st;irted  lo  her  fe(;t,  and 
raising  her  a]iron  with  both  hands  to  her  eyes,  left  the  room  sobbing  even 
more  violeiitlv  than  betbre. 

"  Poor  gill — poor  girl !"  murmured  Ronayne,  while  a  tear  forced  itself 
into  his  own  ;  ''indei'd  I  feel  for  your  grief;  but  it  wilt  soon  subside  ;  you 
will  soon  be  well,  while  I " 

He  threw  himself,  dressed  as  ho  was,  even  without  removing  his  sword, 
upon  the  bed — he  took  out  Maria's  hasty  note — he  read  the  words  "  Go  not 
to  the  council"  at  least  fifty  times  over.  There  was  not  the  minutest  par- 
ticle of  each  letter  of  each  word  that  he  ilid  not  typify  in  his  heart,  (lor 
delicate  and  expressive,  yet  faithless  hand  had  traced  the  whole.  It  was 
enough. 


VVlieii  he  entered   his  chamhi'r,  Cathaiinc,  the  faithful 
wa^  leaning  along  the  foot  of  the  bed,  her  face  buried  in 


It  wiis  the  last  relic  of  herself. 


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WAP-PAw-oM .    OR, 


'"HAF'-IKFl  XiV. 

'  '■'  ''"' '" ■"•  ^■"'  •■  *"•'  y^  «h«t  n..„...n..  ,ou  „..rlv, 

1/,..  /,    f  /„  jf,„„i  Sitlhimi. 

Corporal  Cnlli,,.  at  tlu'  X^  X^Z^:'  ■''''''' A'  '""•'"*^  '^""'"'"•'1 

witncH.  „f  t|„.  .i,.,„|,„',„  ,„,j;f  ?';.'''.  '"'"'">•  :'•"  l""l  b...n  n  pained 

-ii"'>.i;  tli-  suh„..,„„„t  part  „r  the  ni.r         '        ^"1' ,'""'  v"<|f-l  Ix-r  eyes 
tlH'  pr..(i;.,vd  lianll  ..f    ^,nav  ..    wl    f   '  '  ,''  "  '""  '\  ""'■'■"••""t-lv  took 

rh  in   l.or  .Ia>u.e   that   ,  i.d      I     r. '  . '  "'"'^i''^..^*''^-^""!"  *"■  «^•"• 


[ 


•athy  in   her  glH,.,e   that   Hid' all  "tlu. '!  '^""""^^':*'"'""'''•"  *''' "-Vm- 

'H.ci   all   the  iM.w.rs  «(  ,Holt-|w«e«i.ion  uC  tlie 


latter. 


H'.w  ditVereiit  was  that  hn'ikfHMf  h>l.l .  c  i    .•    ,     .. 

"'•'■asiu„8!    ll„w  often      .11     ;,,        '"  '''■ ''"'Vvhal  ,t  l,,.d  l.,.,,,„„  farmer 

and  hi.  wlf.  ,,a..akon  :r  |.  uZm{  \  " '.''  'r'''^"'  '""^  '''^""V"« 
lovo  could  reid-.r  then,  a  .  ,  ^ '  ''i  ""  ?'  ""•''  '"'"'■^■^  "^''^  "^  KnUiHed 
ho.t..s.s,  who,  full  .,(•  1  L^.     V       1'/      "  r"-'  '     ""  "''  ""■  '""■'''''° 

l>enrand  um,!..,,,  ha.ns  (h     h.vu  ■,',"''"?■•  '"''•  •'^■li'-'i'>u.slv-dri,.d 

fish  fro,n  th.  Superio     .  ,d  ,1  ^8         %;  7 ' •':    ""l'  ^"^''"'.V-.nok..,!  white 

'ahie  wa.  left  untuHtcd.     A nd  m  .H  t         .    '"'''^  ^'  "•"•■'"'i*''^  "*'  ''"'^  "^  '"-''• 
play  of  h..r  own  aptitude  in  th.C       .;,"/"  "  f'"'-'  "^  ostentatiuun  di.- 

^';;::,ii;r,:::;h:;i:!;:i-E;rr''"r'- 

llie  l)reakfa>>t  was  now  a  hurried  ot.,.       I.  i ..  i      ,  i 
"^"Hl  care.     The  direeth.    h    ^     fT    !  ,2         "      "?  '""■'""•''  "'"'  "'« 
't  was  heavy  us  -he  hearrs  .        ,  '        I,  '"""■"'  "'"  '"  '""  ^'■^"^'"^ 

-ever  n.ili.i.c-laret,  of  whi  h  Ki,  Z  .^    '    li;;;  !';"!:"''  ;'*  ''•  "?''  ^^'■"  ^Le 
gol.lets,  had  l„,t  more  than  hal   ksT.^  '      "'"'^'"  ■"*^^""^^^  ■^«^'^''-"l 

one  of  thai  one,  huM.y  par  y      „  .  f  ,        ,  ^  *"^'"  "':''«.;  /"••,  oh  I  there  was 

absence  had  crated.  """-"-"'  '■'''^''"^•^  "'  l'»'  d'fp  void  her 

'^^:^'^:::^^?:^  ^^  ^"edoor 

mies,  with  Winaebe.r  at  tie     hUrw  "'V'""''"'''''  ^^  ^he  Pottowato- 

wherealar^e  avvni.;:^  o^e     at  ihe  si  le  "rf^'"''"^'  towards  the  gLcis, 
uionuny's  parade.     "  ^  ^"  '"'*'''  ^""^  l^^*-*"  erected  soon  after  the 


■j^-^^ti- 


:if'm 


Tin    MAMACm    AT   OMirAOO.  •         ^ 

'' Witiniibcjf  at  Uidr  head,  diii  yoimny.  (.'olliriiT" 
K.r  ^""'m''  L^'.'I"  "\'}  "*'"'  ''''"-f'"-  •  know  tho,H  ,w  w-  Il-W«t|. 

c....t  that   n.v..r  Inuk.  »n«mlly,  iV^-to-tuni.     'IVy  ar.  all  in   th.ir  wJ5 
ftiJ!.!l '"".  w?' !"  '"""•  ^\"'""'"V  i^  vvith  them."  mmirM  Kln..l...y  to  lii» 

io,  ,     f  •";"':{  '""•^^■''"'f'  "'  "•     i'*^  '^••rj.-anl  Ni.,.„  had  that  iht^ 

pound  T  I  u..  up  rnu,  tl.H  u|.p..r  H.H.r  cf  tl,..  block-houn...  C.llirw  T 

lh..y  nr...  at  work  nt  it  now,  ,,■       |  ,.xp,)ct  it  will  Ijc  all  nu.lv  bv  tli« 
tJmo  your  honor  ^.-Ih  tluT.-.  Mr.  Klni».>  v."  ^    ^ 

"  Vou  arn  on  f»uurd  at  tlm  gati-  ?" 

'*  I  liavt!  Iniiii  whiT.!  you  {hmtod  im,  gir," 

"Good!    In  Captain  I  li'adloy  j(orit<  out  vot?" 

V.l^v\r\  ^'"I""  '""""■"  '  '"*'  '"'"•  "*  ''•""'«  "'""«•  «•»  ♦'^'^"f'l--'  Doctor 
Von  >  olti'nt)fi'>(  f(  roomt. 

oo.'.^yr.  '"."/  ^"'.'"'V*''"  "'*:"'  Hnnayno.  until  lui  g-'os  forth  to  n.sH..,„|,lo  the 
count il  ullurwi.,.  |„.  may  nantcru  and  play  tho  d-vil  with  m  all,  hycoun- 
ti'rnianding  my  arrant,'.  inenU.'  ' 

Eln,Hl..y  ;    I  am  .uro  (  would  nut;  fur,  if  ov.r  .li.,,!...!'.... ( .|,.,n  ...uild 

b(!  justiti.'d  It  IS  on  tliit  ornwioii." 

';  [  do  nut  ..xaaly  Hay  that  I  would,  K„nay,„. ;  hut  it  ,s  just  as  well  to 
.  vouJ  clash,,.;.  ,f  ,„«H,hf.;.  I  conf. ...H  I  an,  nu  parti.u.lar  advocalo,  when,  th« 
tlung  can  b,-  avu.< ot  wdfully  and  .h-lib-ratoly  thwarting  tho  atithority 

couH„an;r'' '''"  ''^'  "■"'■•     ""'  """'  '"'   '-^  ""*   '^'"  ^''"  '■"^^  '  «'"'"  ^''  i" 

m.n.T,!^")''  ''7-''»">""««''^"';^'  •^Ri^'*''-  '•"t.r.-d.     It  wan  W.ston,  who,  that 

manduig  odicT  s  imiTifdialu  orderly. 

voM  Itrvf""'!!  ''''"''"'■'  ""-"  '■''''"'"  '''''''■^''*  ""'  '"^  *"'J'  ''""'  ''^'  '■•'*  waiting  for 
yo.i  and  Mr.  Hunayne  to  a-conipany  the  .loctor  and  himself  to  tho  council." 

lliL'ii,  said  the  .subaltern  addressed,  "  vou  will  give  my  cumpliinonts 
VVcHton  toC-aptain  Headl.,v,  ,u,d  say  to  him  that  b^th  Mr!  U^^^ 
ni)selded,ne  attending  that  couidl-that  we  do  not  think  it  prudent  to 
loave  the  fort  without  an  ollkvr,  aiul  that  we  conceive  that  havirnr  .'iven 
our  opinions  on  the  matter  for  which  the  coiuicil  is  calU-d,  we  can  be  of  much 
more  service  here  than  there.  Now  mind,  Weston,  yui,  will  deliver  this 
messag,.  respectfully',  and  in  a  manner  b.Miiting  a  soldier  to  his  sui,erior  " 
wilhdT'""  ^^'   ''"''     ''*'''''"'''   ""^    corporul,   as   he   touched   his  cap  and 

_  "  Voij  will  have  a  visit  from  himself  next,  Elmsley,"  remarked  liis  wife. 

But  why  refu.se  to  attend  the  council  ?  There  is  nu  enemy  near  us.  and 
surely  halt  an  hu,.rs  absence  on  the  glacis  cannot  tyuch  endanger  the  safety 
ot  the  garrison,  surrounded  as  we  are  by  friendly  Indians." 

"  Margaret,  my  love,"  said  her  husl,and,  taking  her  haijd  affectionately 

we  must  trust  nothing  to  chance.  No  one  can  tell  what  may  not  occur  in 
tne  interim  ot  our  absence.  Who,  for  instance,  could  have  foretold  yesterday 
morning  that  we  should  be  ub  we  are  to-day  ?" 

"True,"  said  Ronayne,  as  he  paced  the  room  with  sudden  and  bitter 


^cnlly  imp.Ni.ll  i,ii,.„  him«.lf  V.l  .   ,     """"    ,  ""■  ""If  t«»»»tri>l  •© 

1j..M|,K,rw,i.,,K.ii,M,|.,.,M.,|.  ,,,,,!  inw«IM  i .„„,,„  I|,.,d(,  ,  i  „,  \t, 

how..v,.r,  t.,  fWII.Mr  hi,,,  in  «  f,.w  i,..„n..nu    V".,     .    ,          '"'"  '""  P''*"»""'» 
I  .-i.1.1  „ut  r..,i.t  llu.    r,f  II  T..  i        /  "'  '"r  '^••""  "'  •" •  •"" 

you ...,  H.,„.^,? ;....,  ^ 'i,r..;;;:;:!:^.:v;i;;2i::^.''^''''''"^''-  ^-  -- 

<»f  .u-ourtmurtial   u"  n  iuMr    „  L  .  T  •  •'"'*"'""''  •P'-'Hr.,-,.,!  hy  «,.„t;„r., 

ynum  of  yo„r  fri..n.ls  tlw    In  '"","'.'"'  f'""  .'n,.,  taming  «„„„.  little  .m- 
will  .tat,,  /.,  vcu."  """' «"'«  wi>l«n.itirm  now.     L„t..r,  I 

zk'lls;';;.^!;;.;;;;;  t;  :;;;;;;,:;';r''^''^.'f 't;':''  :  ^•■i'''"'»  ^'^-  ^f-'-n. 

I.is  l.nt  an-l  pn.,„.n.,l7.    I  ,    "  ,    ;":''"\V'^  ln.s  <  aui^ht.T,  h-  rcplacj 

i.ut.uyou  .«y  th... -i.  „ot :•£!  ';;;:t'M„:'  ;;:rMl:::.;H'^^"^^' 

"u-n  coui.ll,e  spaJd  h.         "^^^   /  ''ck.     Wlu.t 

terns.     The  .„i.:  t.K.k  hi.   Ir'  :'"''■'    *"'"'•''"  »'»*  '«"  -""''"l- 

manned  two  .,f  u;:;,       i^  n>;,,-   ^l^V'^^f'T  ,''l''  ^"""'   ''"^'"-' 
Not  1..SS  than  four  |„„,J     ,      '    'f  i'  "'  i"  '  '"'"''•  ••""''" ''"'I- 

tlH-  awnii...  whi  .  a  tt^  i^^^^^^^^^  "''':";'''■'' :""'  '•'l^""  tLdr  place,  und.-r 
-Mr.  McK.;.i./ wh  n  I  ;  .,  ''"  ""'  ^'.'P^'""  "'"'H'V,  tho  Doetor.  and 
1-bited  in  half  w  ,  1:^  r thoTrmT'.  ''''"'"''■  "T  ^"'"^'--  ^"  -- 
.M-mber  separated  fro  n  th  ,,  ah ,  bodvlil  'rf"''"'"''"'-  "?^'  ''  f'^^'mUhMe 
-..  .  their  .rp,.i.,  ..  ^l  I^^  J^/ti^JXi d  i^^^p.^ 


"  ».t^;, "^ 


TilR   MAMACIta    *T   flltt'AaO, 


H 


'         Mllk'b  tibMlliMfN«liOfl  W..-^   •    >Mi.   -i^.  <t    til   ^111  ,  >lMlt    loiiliil  1 \riil' 

m<iti<»i.a  *■  mI  om  vwng  Indian,  m<iri<  ilurini^  tltmi  lh«<  riKt,  Ktriuk  lii«  tniiiA. 
'I>''         '•"  liMir.        No  iiitlu!<«  wiwt  titkiri  nf  lliU  at:  lirit ;    but 

i     ,'  tlinl  till    1  .  |H'r<ti'vi-r>'ii  in  ih<ir  <  Imiior  mul  ditimiKt  fur  mlinit- 

itimi*.  Hoiinvntt,  whii  wm  in  thu  blool  houii»,  nriii'r«>(l  i|i»  thro'  poiindor  to 
U-  Hrrd  tiviT  ihi'ir  lu-iidv     Thi«i  at  otu'o  hnd  ihc'  •'tF.ct  of  di-f  unl 

drivintf  tluitn  toWHrd**  ttm  gliu'iit,  which  thiy  ii>>w  titinulluou  id, 

iifn'i«liitii(  loudly  itnd  angrily  to  tlii  chiftW,  wliu  iiitirruj.ti  d  ill.  th  •  vi-ry  npi'ii* 
iiiK  of  thM  tuiimil,  v«'t  riut  mori>  itururinid  than  llu-  two  ortici'is  wiri'  on 
htiarin{(  the  j^un,  had  Kttirt<<(i  to  thttir  ft'i>t  and  turtit'd  their  uyra  toward*  the 
fort — lh<j  flimhin^  li^ht  <  f  lhi»  torcbtw  Mntf  now  dintitualy  vinihlf. 

)l'hi'rc  luMfiK  no  r<'|ntition,  howev»»r,  of  tim  njiort,  ('a|itain  Iltadli'V,  who 
had  IxMii  ciin'xfioncd  l>y  the  4dii«>fs  m  to  ihf  enuM^  <  upltunt'd  tin?  disilmr!* 
hy  attrihiitin^  it  to  accident,  or  an  mtiMitiunon  llii>  pitrt  of  I.iiuti  ii.inl  LirM 
U-y  to  coniplitru'nl  thi'  opninK  of  tho  council.  Hut  lhoU)i;h  l\»  HtuuA  this, 
h«  liid  not  hiiiisi  If  tx'licv)'  th>tt<>iiii<  r  wan  ihi>  ruaxon,  for  iic  \«  ih  well  awnrn 
that  M')  pii'Ctf  of  ordiiani'c  had  Ih-ch  in  th<'  lilockliuu-***  <>arl)  lliat  innr.iiiiK, 
nnd  i!on*»'<|iu'iilly,  thai  it  iniutt  hu\«  hvn  plm^ud  th.-rt-  from  itoiiu'  vai;uf  idea 
•if  «hm^«r  foiini't!t«!<l  with  hi^  oUh'tTH'  nfuMnl  to  utti-nd  tin*  i'ouii<il.  lie  had 
obf»i'rvi'<l,  with  sonit'  Hn>Wy,  th««  iji'lhrriii;^  of  tho  indiauN  around  tho  nnU>, 
and  without  iH-in^  a!  Ii  to  und'rwland  itn  «xact  charactor,  cntiTtaiiu'd  n 
vugut*  iinpri-MHion  that  Monio  dan^i>r  wan  impending,  yet  hy  a  Mtrangi>  con- 
trHdic'tiun,  nut  at  all  uncotnuion,  v>:m  more  than  uver  annoyed  with  Hlni^lcy 
for  manili'sting  ^iw  optialy  mmI  markudiy  ibe  divtruHt  he  (.ntertained  of 
their  nllicN, 

In  an  increajted  dc«ire  for  oonciliation  he  now  i(->iini..'d  tho  routicil.  The 
chii'lH  wcr«  duly  inl'or'-.icd,  lluough  Winni'lx'g,  that  war  'lad  been  declared 
bi'twcHMi  Oruat  Brili;n  un-l  the  United  >^tuti'M :  that  the  American  general 
commandintf  on  the  fiontier  had  sent  on'  ts  to  evacuate  the  fort  iinme- 
iliati  iy,  and  inake  the  best  of  their  way  U  Fort  Wayne,  under  the  e-cortctf 
tho  l'otti)\v;iti>iiiie,t  then  pro^.ent :  but  tliiit,  before  the  nitreh  comnieni'(>d, 
he  (Captain  lieiulley)  was,  in  onler  to  (thow  the  frienilHlup  of  the  I'nited 
Htates,  to  dintribute  among  the  chiefs  and  warriors  in  the  neighlKirliood  all 
the  |iroperty  of  the  go\ernnuiit,  in  e(|ual  f>li(»e.s — "not  only  all  stores  of 
elolliing  and  iinpleineiils  of  the  eliMhu  hIkiH  be  divided  among  you,"  he  con- 
cluded, "but  the  pruvUinr.s  and  ammunition,  which  latter  we.  have  in  abun- 
dance.    All  we  ask  in  return  is  nafn  escort  to  Fort  \\  aynt!." 

No  sooner  was  this  last  announcement  made  when  the  glacis  w;is  fdled 
with  triumphant  yelli  from  the  warriors.  The  chiefs  themselvcM,  with  the 
exception  lit'  I'le-to-tum,  wlmsir  cry  had  l<een  the  signal  for  tli>ir  clamor, 
preserved  u  dignified  nilence.  The  eyea  of  Mr.  McKeii/ie  and  Winnebeg 
sought  earl,  otli  t,  and  tlwre  was  a  pained  expression  of  dixap)  ointment  in 
both  that  revealed  at  once  the  cause  of  their  concern.  TI'C  foimer  bit  his 
lip  and  muttered,  as  he  turned  away  from  the  Indian  to  Captain  Ileadley, 
the  word  "  fool." 

"  Sir,  did  you  speak  i"  a*^ked  the  latter,  half  coloring  as  he  fancied  he 
had  caught  the  word. 

"  I  have  said  anil  think,  Captain  llendley,  that  in  this  last  act  of  folly — 
the  promise  of  ammunition  to  tho  Indians — you  have  signed  our  death-war- 
rant.    Ho  one  acquainted  with  Indian  character  can  misund'."^tnnd  tho 


a* 


rm- 


64 


WAU-NAK-OEE  ;    OB, 


(evYmg  wliicli  pfrviidos,  not  tlie  chiefs  but  the  wnrrini's.  If  anythin?  were 
Wiintiiifj  to  satisfy  me  it  would  bo  r.)un(l  in  the  yell  of  .sntisfficlioiii'  will,  v.liich 
that  promise  was  icccivtd.  Tiicy  are  t(X)  diuiik  with  liopc  ovcii  t..  stop  to 
iiKluiic.  Trciimsch's  cmissaiii's  have  been  anuitii,'  ihcm.  Mritish  intluonco 
has  hceii  at  wmk  ;  hut  we  will  talk  of  liiis  later.  The  chiefs  .seem  stirprised 
at  thi.s  discourse  between  ourselves." 

"Gub'oernop,"  said  Winncbe;,',  solemnly,  .-md  in  his  own  broken  En<,dish 
phrasi'olooy,  "iis  tJie  head  ehief  of  the  I'ottowatoniies,  I  return  thanks  to 
our  Great  Father  for  the  liberal  presents  lie  has  made  to  our  nation ;  but  I 
think  it  will  he  better  not  to  <,'o  away  or  crive  up  the  ammunition,  lieeauso 
we  iiave  plenty  of  cverytliinj,'  to  dofend  the  fort  for  a  lonj,'  ti  ne.  (rive  my 
warriors  blankets  and  elolhs,  and  tli(\  s(piaws  trinkets,  and  ki  ej)  the  powder 
safe  here.  We  can  kill  the  cattle  and  nake  piminecan.  If  a  force  comes 
to  attack  you,  we  can  attack  them  from  the  woods  and  the  sand-hills. 
This,  gubbernor,  is  what  I  have  f'^  .„iy." 

"And  I,"'  remark(  1  Pee-to-tum,  starting  to  hia  feet  and  with  fierce  ges- 
ticulation, "insist,  in  the  nam<^  of  the  warriors,  that  the  wishes  of  our  Great 
Father  of  the  United  States  be  done.  lU',  has  said  we  shall  have  the  pow- 
der, and  we  will  hrve  it — and  the  rum,  and  Kenzie's  strong  drinks,  too. 
Father,  I  have  spoken." 

AnoiluT  loud  and  triumphant  yell  from  the  warriors  groiqied  around  too 
clearly  evincnl  tiiat  there  was  danger  to  be  apprehended  from  tho.-<;  they 
had  hitherto  looketl  upon  as  their  friends.  Captain  ITeadley  felt  ill  at  ease, 
for  he  was  conscious  that  he  had  irre\ocal>ly  conimittod  himself;  and,  what 
was  more  mortifying  to  his  pride,  lie  was  coniptlled  inwardly  to  admit  that 
his  subalterns,  although  at  the  price  of  di  obedience  of  orders,  had,  in  thi^s 
instance,  evinced  far  more  judgment  and  prudence  than  himself.  .Still  the 
pride  of  superiority— mayhap  c^f  \..rity_\v;is  in  some  measure  dc|)rived  of 
its  humiliation,  as  he  consoled  himself  with  the  reflection  that  tiieir  precau- 
tion must  have  been  the  result  of  an  in''ni:itiua  of  some  change  of  feeling  on 
the  part  of  the  warriors,  whereas  he  himself  had  been  left  wholly  in  igno- 
rance on  the  subject,  and  led  to  repose  confidently  on  their  good  faith. 
Still  hi'  sliuddered  as  he  thought  of  those  within,  at  what  might"  have  Ijeen 
the  terbulence  of  ih(>  young  men,  evidently  encouraged  by  the  dark  Pee-to- 
tum,  liad  they  gained  admission  into  the  iort. 

B'eelir.g  that  things  had  arrived  at  a  crisis,  and  that  it  would  not  »>"  pru- 
dent to  provoke  those;  in  whose  power  they  now  unqnestionablv  were,  ho 
remarked  calmly  to  Winnebeg  that  the  word  of  the  Father  of  the  LTnited 
States  was  pledged,  cc-ld  not  be  withdrawn  without  dishonor,  and  that, 
therefore,  his  resolution  was  unchanged  in  regard  to  the  distribution  )f  ;he 
powder  with  the  other  presents,  which  should  take  jilace  on  that  lery  spot 
on  the  morrow. 

\Vinne})eg  looked  angrily  round  as  the  yell  of  Pexito-tum  marked  the  tri- 
umpli  and  satisfaction  of  the  latter  at  this  ren'-wal  of  the  promise  of  Captain 
Headley.  It  was  uttered,  not  in  gladness  for  the  gifts,  but  .as  though  it 
would  express  the  knowledjVe  that  the  donation  was  ct)mpelled--not  to  Ixj 
avoided.  Mr.  McKenzie  had  difficulty  in  restraining  the  nervousness  of  his 
annoyance. 

'_'  Then,,  sir,''  he  said,  addressing  the  commanding  officer,  "  >-inco  we  are  to 
assist  in  cutting  our  own  tliroats,  it  seems  lo  mc  that  the  most  prudent 


THE  MASHACRR  AT  rurcAon. 


coui-sp  tn  piirsii,.  wiH  bo  t 


o  leav 


liidi.iii.s  lu  li.'lj.  (lit'insflvos,  whil 
ae.stiiiM(i()ii." 


•0  cvcrytliincf  stdndins/  !is  it 


\\'liMt!  iind  without  escort?    Tl.Mt,  indoed 


wo  riiMidi  as  lapidiy  as  possibl 


is,  nnd  allow  the 


0  to  our 


claimed  Ca|,tain  IlcadI 


woul(J  i)i.  madness." 


ex- 


hUfnm  .1.,.  ,.,cort  wc  havo  ,„ost  reason  to 


tiiined  the  trader.     "  \V| 


■W 


iniiebo 


S  say,  sup|,(  ,.  liirn  (hihl, 


Nfiy  you.  Wiiinelte.rV' 


apprehend  danffor,"  ro- 


;ht 


rf;„.„,K I  (•        '   •  ^' ,"""  '^""•"■'•iior  not  .stay  fi. 

^uAho^nain.■d;::;iCi?;r;^,;;^:;;;-^ 


CH.\PTKR  XV. 

'-rr' ''■''''"'•■ ''-^^^^^^^^^^^ 

iH'.r  disobedience  of  his  comn.and  to  them  to    bio  v'  Jim  t'  '  1.  T 

«„,.     Who,,  this  full  „,rtpo,„i„g  of  their  souls  had  su^bside^    ,|,S 

5 


m 


WAU-NAN-OEE  ;    OK, 


Tiearts  boat  lighter,  fall  Ui-cv,  ami  there  wiw  l6ss  scru]ilo  in  eiitoring  on  tho 
Bulijc'i  t  of  the  iinmi;ili:ite  future  that  awaited  ihein. 

Wliil,'  they  thus  Silt  euuveisiii^-  in  a  strain  of  eunHdence  and  t'lidenicss, 
whicli  liiii  iiunicdiato  trials  tu  which  lliey  were  about  tube  exposed  rendered 
more  exquisitely  keen,  Mr.  MeKeuzio  anl  Winneheo;  entered  urmnnounced. 
At  the  sijrht  of  C-'aptain  IIea(lie_ ,  Iiaiid  in  hand  v,ith  hi.-,  v.ifo,  v.lic  .at  '.'pen 
his  knee,  tlie  fjrmer  would  iiavc  retired,  but  Mrs.  Ileadiey,  witliout  at  all 
displacing  herse!;' or  affecting  a  confusion  she  did  not  feel,  begyed  him  to 
remain,  adding  that,  as  she  supposed  Winnebeg  and  himself  had  impor- 
tant busine.-s  with  Captain  Ileadhiy,  she  would  retire  into  tho  adjoining  room. 

She  rose  slowly  and  nvijestically,  Imwod  gracefully  to  the  trader,  and 
took  the  hand  of  the  chief,  who  as  lu-artily  returned  the  warm  pressure  she 
gave  it. 

"  God  bles.-,  him  squaw  I"  he  said,  feelingly  ;  "  Winnebeg  always  love  him. 
Lay  down  life  for  him." 

'•  Thank  you,  good  Winnebeg,"  returned  Mrs.  lleailley,  warmly,  while  a 
faint  sniili;  played  upon  lier  features  ;  "  I  am  sure  you  would  do  that,  but 
let  us  hope  it  will  never  come  to  the  trial." 

"  Hope  .so,"  returned  the  chief,  a:^  he  shook  his  head  gravely,  and 
followed  with  a  mou.nful  glance  the  receding  form  of  the  noble-minded 
woman. 

"  Captain  Hcadley,"  remarked  Mr.  McKenzie  with  severity,  when  the 
door  was  closed  on  her, "  I  am  come  to  use  strong  language  to  you,  but  tho 
occasion  justilies  it.  If  you  do  not  rescind  yoiu-  promise  ot  powder  to  the 
Indians,  ilie  blood  of  your  wite,  of  my  daughter — of  every  woman  and 
child — of  every  individual  in  the  garri.son,  be  upon  your  head  !  Sir,  you 
will  be  a  murderer,  and  without  the  poor  excuse  of  oven  being  compelled 
to  pursue  the  cour,se  you  have.  Was  it  not  enough  to  promise  them  the 
public  stores,  without  e.xciting  their  cupidity  still  furllier  ?  Did  you  not 
hear  the  in-olent  I'ee-to-tum  declare  that  not  on'y  ho  would  have  all  tho 
ardent  spirit  as  Avell,  and  not  merely  that,  but  what  was  contained  in  my 
cella'-V  When  men — and  Indians,  in  particulir — use  such  language,  do 
you  think  it  prudent  to  put  the  means  of  our  certain  destruction  in  their 
hands  ?  Do  you  think  it  likiily  that,  when  ouce  they  have  drained  to  repletion 
of  the  maddening  liquor,  they  will  hesitate  as  to  the  manner  of  disposing 
of  the  powder  so  recklessly,  nay,  so  guiltily,  givei  to  them?  No,  sir  ;  let 
those  articles  be  theirs,  and  wo  are  lost,  irrevocably  lost!  Speak,  Winne- 
beg— you  hear — you  understmd  all  1  say — am  1  right?" 

'•  Yes,  Kenzie  right,"  returned  the  chief;  '•  .<orry  give  him  powder — young 
warrior  not  oliey  Winnebeg — Pee-to-tum  bad  man — make  him  wicked — no 
give  hin)  powder,  'iubb-^rnor !" 

All  the  extent  of  the  indi-crelion  of  wliich  he  had  been  guilty  now,  for 
the  first  time,  occurred  to  Captain  lloadley,  and  he  could  not  l>ut  agree  with 
the  tiader,  that  the  results  lie  foretold  were  those  tUe  most  likely  to  follow 
the  distribution. 

"  But  how  am  I  to  act?"  he  returned  (his  pride  causing  him  to  ri'ply 
ri.th(!r  to  Winnebeg  than  to  Mr.  McKenzie; ;  "  how  can  I  rt^tract  the  promise 
I  have  so  solemnly  made  without  incurring  the  very  danger  you  seem  to 
apprehend  ?  It  will  never  do.  Pec-to-tum  will  then  sow  disunion  between 
us  and  our  allies,  and  then  where  will  be  our  expected  escort  V" 


^ 


TBS    MASSACRE    AT    CHICAOO.  i,:§| 

"  Ciiptaiti  Ileadley,  are  you  wilfully  bliiid  tli.it  y..ii  do  not  perceive  you 
have  lust  all  power,  fill  iiifliionco  tocommaiicl  wlicru  most  you  seem  so  much 
to  rely?  Why,  sir,  it  is  (ilear  that  they  an;  only  waiting'  for  the  delivery 
of  the  presents  to  throw  off  the  mask.     IJelti'r  wo'uld  it  have  been  had  you 

allowed  them  to  yut  the  fort  and  ciioo<efor  ihems.-Ues In  t^oir  <;.:ver:!c:;r 

lor  plunder,  they  would  have  liiifrered  at  least  a  couple  of  days  behind^  thus 
enabling  you  to  effect  your  mareli  without  them.  Better  that,  I  say,' than 
the  suicidal  course  you  have  adojited  ;  but  far  better  still  it  were  had  you 
boldly  ntsolved  to  defend  the  post  to  the  last.  Vour  daring  and  your 
determination  would  have  awed  the  Indians.  Your  present  evident  weak- 
ness and  vacillation  but  inspire  contempt." 

"  Mr.  McKenzie,"  said  the  captain,  rising  with  strong  indignation  in  his 
maimer,  "  this  language  I  may  not,  will  not  hoar  with  impunity." 

"  Nay,"  continued  the  trader,  "  you  shall  hear,  for  I  have  a  right  to 
speak.  By  your  conduct,  all  are  imperilled.  For  the  men  it  were  not  so 
bad ;  but  the  women  !  Indeed,  no  language  can  be  too  strong  to  express 
the  dangei-s  you  have  drawn  around  us  all.  Have  you  no  thought  of  your 
own  noblo  wife  V 

The  door  opened,  and  Mrs.  ITeadley  stood  once  more  before  them,  calm 
and  composed,  but  with  a  countenance  slightly  flushed. 

"  Ileadley — Mr.  McKenzie,  excuse  my  intrusion,  but  I  could  not  avoid 
overhearing  this  unpleasant  argument,  which  can  tend  to  no  benefit  in  our 
strong  emergency.  Think  me  not  bold  if  I  intrude  in  this  matter,  and,  as  a 
woman  who  has  passed  not  a  few  summers  of  existence  in  these  wilds,  offer  my 
opinion.  With  you,  Mr.  McKenzie,  I  i).rfectly  agree  that  it  would  be  highly 
imprudent,  in  the  present  changed  state  of  feeling  of  the  Pottowatomies 
generally,  to  supply  them  with  ammunition  which  may  be  used  against  our- 
.selves,  and,  with  Captain  Ileadley  on  the  other  hand,  deem  that  it  would  be 
impolitic  to  exasperate  the  young  men  by  denying  that  which  they  now  so 
confidently  exjieet." 

"And  iiow,  dear  Ellen,  would  you  -olvc^  the  dilliculty  ?"  asked  her  hu8- 
band,  smiling. 

Mr.  McKenzie  spoke  not ;  but  his  eyes  were  bent  upon  her  with  mingled 
surppse,  respect,  and  admiration. 

'•  You  may  keep  the  word  of  promise  to  the  ear,  but  break  it  to  the 
hope,"  she  replied.  "  Did  y()U  not  say  you  had  appointed  to-morrow  for 
the  delivery  of  the  presents  ?" 

'•J  did.  To-m.)riow  at  twelve.  Everything  will  then  be  handed  over." 
"Then,"  resumed  Mrs.  Ileadley,  "what  more  -imple  than  to  produce, 
among  the  other  jiarcels,  a  single  ca^k  of  powder  and  another  of  rum  ;  and 
if  asked  why  there  is  not  more,  to  oiler  in  excuse  that  you  had  not  known 
your  supj)ly  was  so  low.  No  doubt,  Pee-to-tum  and  those  who,  with  him- 
self, are  discontented,  will  e\)iress  dis;')ipointment,  evru  indignation  ;  but 
that  is  a  very  secondary  consideration,  when  we  consider  the  importance  of 
withholding  the  gift.  On(>  cask  of  ]iowder  and  one  of  rum  divided  among 
four  hundred  wariiors  will  not  amount  to  much  after  all." 

"  All  very  well,  Ellen;  but  what  is  to  prevent  them,  if  they  fancy  them- 
selves duped,  from  forcing  the  store  and  discovering  the  deceit  that  has 
been  practised  ?  Then,  indeed,  will  they  have  some  just  ground  for  their 
fury." 


••  wau-nan-okb;   on, 

"I  Iiavc  provided  against  that."  she  ropliod.  "I  mean  that  Winnobog 
•hall  call  a  coiiik;!!  of  his  youii;,'  men  tliis  niglit  at  twolvc,  so  aa  to  keep 
them  away  from  the  fort  that  thoy  may  not  know  wliat  is  .roin:;  on ;  tlicn, 
when  all  is  still,  the  whole  of  thd  men  can  h.-  .■mpr)y(!a  in  ivmuvin;,'  the 
casks  of  powder  and  licpior,  rollinsr  thdii  some  into  tlio  snllyport"  and 
emptyinij  their  oontents  into  th«  well,  which  you  know  is  built"  there  as  a 
reservoir  in  the  event  of  a  sieije ;  the  remainder,  conveved  throuj^h  the 
northern  gate,  the  hends  knocked  in,  and  the  contents  thrown  into  the  river. 
If  they  should  search,  fh,^y  will  find  nothing." 

"  Good  !"  said  Winneheg,  who  perfectly  understood  tiio  proposition,  and 
had  listi'iicd  to  everv  word. 

"  Indeed,  indeed,'  Mi-s.  Headley,"  remarked  the  trader,  "  who  will  not 
admit  that  there  is  more  resou-'co  on  an  emergency  in  a  woman's  mind  tiian 
m  all  our  boasted  wisdom  put  together  ?  A  better  plan  could  nut  have 
been  devised.     Vou  will  adopt  it,  Oaptain  Ileadley '?" 

"  Most  certainly,"  he  said,  fervently  grusjiing  the  hand  of  his  wife. 
"When  did  my  Ellen  ever  fail  to  better  my  judgment  bv  her  sound 
advice  ?"  .         ^  . 

"  And  yet,  but  for  our  little  misunderstanding,  Captain  Headley— a  mis- 
understanding not  pei-sonal,  but  simply  of  opinion~we  should  never  have 
had  the  advantage  of  iier  most  wise  umi.iry.  Tliis  is  certainly  an  illustra- 
tion that  good  sometimes  comes  of  evil." 

"  And  now,  gent'emcn,"  said  Mrs.  Headlev,  plavfiillv,  •'  that  I  have  con- 
ferred upon  you  the  benefit  of  tiiat  wisdi^m  you  seem  so  properly  to  appre- 
ciate, I  will  again  leave  you  to  yourselves."  " 

"God  bless  him  !"  said  Winnebeg,  as  he  took  the  hand  that  was  again 
proflered  to  him  in  tlie  most  friendly  manner. 

"  My  ammunition  and  liquors  r^ust  be  destroyed  in  tlie  same  manner  " 
said  the  trader,  who  now  rose  to  take  his  leave.  ''  Only  three  or  four  of  m'y 
voyageuis  are  at  home  just  now.  You  will  allow  some  of  your  own  men  to 
assist  them,  CapUiin  Headley." 

"The  moment  the  public  storcn  are  destroyed,  they  shall  all  do  so" 
replied  the  captain  ;  "the  work  caimot  be  too  spet'dily'done.     Think  yon 
Winnebeg,  you  can  keijp  your  young  men  in  the  encampment  to-niWit  •'"  ' 

"  Try  lum  Gubbernor— call  him  council— speak  him  of  march  lo  Foit 
Wayne  ;  spose  young  Ingin  come,  good— spo.-e  liim  no  come,  sleep  till  to- 
morrow. '^ 

"  Very  well,  Winnebeg,  you  must  arrange  it  as  best  you  can,  but  contrive 
at  least  to  keep  them  from  prowling  around  the  fort.'  At  midnight,  then 
Mr.  McKenzie,  we  shall  commence  the  work  of  destruction.  When  yoii 
have  made  your  own  preparations,  and  wish  to  come  in  for  aid,  follow  the 
subterranean  passage  that  leads  from  the  river  near  your  warehouse  to  the 
sallyport ;  you  will  find  the  m(!n  there  bu.-ily  engaged,  and  ready  for  you 
the  moment  they  have  emptied  the  contents  of  our  casks." 

The  commandant  waved  his  hand  in  a  familiar  manner  as  he  concluded 
and  the  trader  and  the  chief  withdrew.  ' 


TlIK    MAS8ACRK    AT    CHICAOO. 


69 


CIIAP'J'KII  XVI. 

"  r.iK  I  iiin  (vjiirttttnt  iiH  tho  nortliorn  »Ur."—JaliM  Ctrmr. 

Ti.K  r,MMui,Kl„r  „[•  tluit.  .lay.  tl.c  V2lh  of  Aii-^ust,  pass«l  ovor  witliout 
mcidoMlHit  not  without  H.ixmty;  for  the  hi.li.ins.  no  lorurer  induhnipr  i„ 
tho  uKlol,.,,,.,.  or  tl„.  wi,^nv;tln  ,„■  tlio  mnivity  uf  th,' clmHts  occui.ioa'th'm- 
sclvc..  witl,  n.ni.u,.,^  l,,,|,i„g,  wivstliiii..  j..m|,ini:,  thiowi.,rr  tho  n,,!.-  sfono 
quoit,  .,„<  hr.ni.  nt  u  ta.-ct  with  tho  bow.  li  ,„i^r|,i  ha,,,  secm.d  ns  tho,..h 
tUoy  soiij,rht  io  iiitimulato,  as  mu.h  [)y  extitu-nmc^  ',|-.  nirits  as  bv  a  (liM,lav  of 
numbers  th..  Iittl.  irurrison,  who,  it  was  cLar.  from  the  Wosinir  of  the  ^ito 
and  the  t.m.,r  of  ,h,.  o,,,,,  mu  lon.^r,.,-  reganl-d  tlu-m  with  the  coafidence  th.-v 
had  cvtT  hilhiMto  niaiiifrstid.  These  .sports  won,  ovidpiillv  the  nrokulo  to 
homo  ulienor  purpose,  either  itninodiate  or'  not  distaiitlv  n>m..tc,  and  the 
oncM-gy  w.tii  which  they  were  f.jllowed.  attested  the  excitomont  with  whiol, 
the  aooomphsh.nent  wa.  looked  for.  It  seen.,,!  as  thou-h  non.  wouM  per- 
mit a  .n.,mont  ot  .epos.,  to  the  bl.,od  unt.l  th.-  fond  object  for  which  it  had 
been  i!Xeit,Mi  sjiould  iiave  been  attained. 

All  this  was  remarked  from  the  tort ;  but,  notwithstandin.r  a  vi.rihmt 
lookout  was  kept  up,  raj.tain  Hoadley  ha.l  j^iven  o.deivs  that  if  small  .l^utios 
01  th.i  Imhans  should  seek  a.lmission,  it  was  not  to  bo  refused  to  thorn, 
iliis  uiade  the  duty  <.x.vedingly  severe,  for  the  men,  being  compelled  to 
work  ...  harness  u,.d..r  a  sco.^ehing  si.,.,  suffered  greatly,  and  none  wi.-o  so.rv 
wher.  at  the  close  of  the  day,  not  o..ly  thei.'  own  task  had  j.artiallv  termi- 
nated, but  the  jaded  T..dians,  drunk  with  |^,o  much  joy  and  excitement 
wei-e  s.v_.n  wendmg  lazily  for  the  night  to  their  seve.-al  places  of  repose. 

At  about  m.dn.oht  Cai.taiii  Ii..adley  and  his  officei>,  stood,  not  together 
)Ut  on  d.rterer.t  parts  of  th.^  lampart,  wa!ohi..g  the  onca...p..„>nt  of  tt?H  P„t- 
tow^atom.es.  Afost  of  their  thvs  had  l,..en  extinguisho.l,  but  tovva.'.ls  the 
cent.-e  wl.e.'e  st,.od  the  tent  of  Winneb..-.  the.-o  uas  a  b.io-l.t  tliokerincr 
glai-e  aroun.l  which  fo.'ms  of  men  could  be  seen  moving  to  the  moa.siir.-d 
sound  ot  tho  faintly  aud.blo  and  monotonous  d.-um. 

"  Now,  th.^n,  gentlo.nen,  is  iho  mom..nt  f.)r  e.vertion.  Winnchocr  has  ovi- 
de.itly  found  it  easier,  in  their  present  bun....-,  to  got  his  warriors  into  a 
war-danci-  than  a  sober  cou.icil ;  but  no  matter  in  what  manner,  provided 
tho.r  detent.on  be  socuiod.  You  will  now  move  vour  men  to  the  stores 
and.  in  o.-dor  not  only  to  prevent  accident,  but  noise",  see  that  all  a.e  pro- 
vided with  their  moccasins.  M.-.  Klmsh.y,  v-.u  will  take  command  of  the 
party  conveying  the  ammunition  through  ilu-  sallyport,  and  omptv  it  into 
the  w.ai ;  a.id  you,  .Mr.  flonaync,  will  proceed  through  the  nortiiern  gate, 
roll  the  casks  which  1  have  diiecte.l  each  t..  be  c..vo.-ed  with  a  blanket  t.j 
the  edge  of  the  r.ver,  caiuse  thi-ir  heads  to  be  forced  in  noiselessly  with 
ch.sols  then  e.npty  the  cntents-powder  as  well  as  rum -into  the  stream 
^o  light  must  bo  used  .to  betray  your  movements  to  the  Indians,  or  to  incur 
th..  risk  .,t  ..xplosion.  One  lantern  only  hangs  up  in  the  store  out  of  tho 
r<-ach  ot  all  harm,  and  it  is  transparent  enough  to  enable  you  to  see  what 
you  aiv  about,  to  distinguish  tlie  sove.vil  casks,  those  contaiiiing  the  powder 
a.Ki  ruin,  from  those  in  which  are  packed  the  bags  of  shot,  fliuLs,  gim- 
^crews,  cV:c.     All  these  latter  you  will  throw  into  tho  well,  with  the  spare 


to 


WAU-NAN-ORi;    OR, 


■i 


muskots,  tlio  stocks  of  which  must  bo  noiKelossly  broken  up.  This  opera- 
tion will  taki'  up  Mm"  Iioiifs,  f^i-ntJeiii.'n.  Tho  nij(hts  aro  not  lorii,',  un.l  it  will 
rwiuiio  iill  the  time  uiiiil  d.iwii  to  oitiiipli'ti!  thi"  work.  Now,  tlii-n,  lli.ttyou 
h.'uo  ynur  iustiuclions,  prucoi-il  to  work  with  your  n-spectivt)  |>arti(-(.  For 
Diyscir,  I  shall  suporiiUeiul  tin)  whoh;." 

Without  rfplyiii;,',  the  two  orticcMiiepirtod  to  exocute  tho  but  too  ttgroo- 
ahlt-  duly  assi;^r,|(;J  u,  tln.m,  while  Wm  VoUenlxTfr,  who  hml  paiil  his  "pro- 
fessional visiiH  I'oi'  the  nigiit,  wiw  in.-tnieied  to  keep  a  vigilant  lo./lututou  tho 
common  until  dawn,  in  order  to  detect  any  movement  on  the  part  of  tho 
Indians,  bini,'ly  or  in  p.arties,  to  ajijiroach  the  fort.  Corporal  Ore.i,,  whoso 
sitclit  wa.s  remarkable  for  its  keenness,  was  iiinlructed  to  ke.'p  paeinj;  the  cir- 
cuit of  the  r;iiiipart  duiincr  the  i:iy;lit,  and  to  report  to  tho  dix-tor,  for  wlionj, 
in  consideration  of  his  h.-inj,'  a  non-eonibatant,  a  chair  had  been  piaeed  in  u 
sentry  box  uverluuking  the  encampment,  anything  remarkable  that  ho  might 
observe. 

Nothing  jiarlicular  at  llrst  oecurred  during  tho  execution  of  thi.s  iin])ortant 
duty.  The  casks  were  silently  rolled,  knocKnl  in,  and  ;  mptied  in  the  n.'ll  imd 
river.^  This  took  up  many  hours;  but  towards  dawn,  as  Ensign  llouayno 
was  following  at  some  little  distance  in  the  rear  of  his  men,  he  ihoiighl  ho 
observed  a  dark  moving  form  as  of  a  man  crawling  upon  his  b,  My,  and 
endiuivoring  ti)  ajiproach  as  near  as  possible  to  the  >pot  when'  tlie  men  were 
at  work.  Impresse  I  at  once  with  the  assurance  that  it  was  some  one  sent 
by  I'ee-to-tum  to  watch  the  actions  of  the,  garrison,  \\<'  advanced  boldiv  up 
to  Ihm,  being  then  distant  at  least  tift)  f.'et  from  his  party,  and  near  tho 
awning  which  had  been  Ict'c  standing  for  iht;  accommodation  of  tho  Indian.^ 
who  Were  to  reeei\e  their  preijenls  the  next  day.  The  jjruwler,  finding  it 
iniposMble  to  elude  the  oIKcer  in  tho  ].■  sition  in  which  ho  was  then  gliding, 
suddenly  started  to  his  f-et,  and  sought  to  escape  detection  in  tligiii;  lint 
Ronayno,  who  was  a  veiy  quick  runner,  and  moreover  woie  moceasins  as 
Well  .-IS  his  nun,  soon  came  up  with  him,  when  t,he  Indian  rapidly  turned, 
and,  upr,ii>ing  his  arm,  prepared  to  strike  a  desperate  blow  at  thJ  ch-st  of 
tho  unarmed  youth.  Jiut  even  while  tho  knifo  was  balancing,  as  if  to  select 
fioino  vidnerable  part,  another  iigure  starteil  .suddenly  from  bTdiind  a  part  of 
the  awning,  elo-^e  to  which  they  all  were,  and  gr.i>|mig  the  arm  of  tho 
assailant,  d<'.\ter.)Usly  wrested  the  weapon  tVou)  his  hand,  and  Ihmg  it  far 
away  from  him  upon  the  gl.icis. 

All  this  w,is  the  work  of  a  niomenl.  The  spy  turned  iiereely  upon  the 
ititruder,  and,  saying  something  iiereely  and  authoritatively  to  hiiii  in  Indian, 
strode  lei.-erely  away.  lionaync  eonid  not  bo  mistaken.  The  lirst  was 
ree-to-tum,  and  even  if  he  could  not  have  traced  the  gracefid  outline  of  tho 
welhkiiit  lignre.  tho  soft  and  nui.iical  voic"  which  ivphed  to  tho  seornini' 
threat  of  the  iiorco  chief  sufficiently  denoted  it  tu  be  \Vau-n;ni-iree. 
Heavens!  how  is  this?     U'au-nai 


i-gee  !"  he  asked,  sternly,  yet  trem- 
bling with  excitement  in  every  limb,  "  why  came  you  hero  ?  Why  have 
you  saved  mv   life?      S|)eak  !  are   you   not   my   enemy  2     WTiere  is  niv 

wile?"  '  .J  } 

All  these  questions  were  asked  with  the  greatest  volubility,  and  in 
a  state  of  mind  so  confused  by  Mi-  host  of  te'olings  the  ])iesence  of  the 
young  Indian  inspired,  that  he  icarcely  comprehended  tiie  latter  as  he 
replied  : — 


( 


I 


m 


,  J|S''-3i:ft:3- 


I 


THI  MAHRACHK  AT  CHIOAOOi 


m 


"  Ah  !  lovo  him  too  much,  Rotmyiie  wifi; — love  liim  Uonayiin  too — Wan- 
nin-i^'i'c  (V'u'iul,  ilcnr  iriciid — Wni-niin-t,"-  <lin  for  liiin — JU)niiyii«  wifc  in' 
irigiii  cam|i— piilo — pale,  viry  iinicli !" 

"  An-^\v<M-  nio,"  MiiJ  Kdimyiu-,  grasping  liim  \>y  tho  nhoul<li'i'  in  puro 
»»Xcit<'mt'Ut,  "toll  mu  truly,  \Vau-iian-g<'<i — I  will  ncit  hurt  yon  if  you  ilo --• 
hut  till  nic,  on  the  truth  of  an  Indian  warrior,  is  not  my  wilV;  your  wifoV 
(lid  slu   not  gi)  to  \  HI  V  doi'H  she  not  lovn  yuu  "'" 

"  Ugh  f"  <'.\('laiirud  tim  boy,  with  an  cxprc'-.sion  of  di  rp  melancholy  in 
his  manner;  '•  Wan  nan-gi'tMovf  him  too  much,  1  tit  not  make  him  wifo. 
Sposo  him  not  Ronayno  wife,  thon  Wau-nan-gcc  :  d'w  liappy  spose  him 
VVaii  iKir -gtM!  wifc.  Foci  him  doro,  my  friend — fed  him  heart — o'l  much' 
sick  for  M.iiia — Init  Wau-nan-goo  Ronayiie  friend  no  hurt  him  wife." 

"  Can  all  this  be  possihie  ?"  |io  cxclaiinod,  vohomontly  to  himself.  "  Oh, 
what  a  iiobto,  wliat  a  generous  being  ;  he  restores  life  and  happitiess  to  my 
heart !  Hut  still  I  am  not  yet  convinced,  the  joy  ij<  too  groat  for  such  ii^ht 
tc-'timony.  One  ((uu<tion  more,  Wau-nan-gee  :  why  did  my  wifo  Uwe  this  ? 
Did  vou  porsujcl.-  her  to  gu?" 

'■  VoH,  Ilonayne.  Wau-n;m-gee  tell  him  go.  Shiih  !"  he  continued,  as?  if 
enjoining  silence,  and  louking  oautiouslv  round,  "  no  speak,  Ronnyno— Ingin 
very  wiekod— kill  him  irarrison  by  by— Rimaync  and  Maria — Wau-nan-gco 
friend,  di'ur  friend  — Wau-nm-gce  save  him'— Ingin  kill  him— Maria  cry 
very  mncli,  promi.-e  no."  Then  drawing  a  handkerehu-f  from  his  jiocket, 
which  till  otHcor  recognised,  even  in  the  gloom,  as  that  which  he  harl  thrown 
down  at  Ilardscrabble,  and  which  w.as  sub.scquently  waved  from  the  window 
of  the  farm-house,  he  hand>(l  it  to  him. 

"  Now,  then,"  he  exchiimed,  "  is  all  my  doubt  removed,  and  again  am  I 
the  happiest  of  men  in  the  assurance  of  the  continued  love  of  the  adored 
one.  Oh,  VVaunan-goe,  my  friend,  my  brother!"  He  threw  himself  into 
his  embrace  :  ho  pressed  him  forcibly  to  his  heart.  "  Oh,  how  true,  how 
ju^t  was  the  fi-eling  which  caused  me  not  to  bate,  even  when  I  tancied  you 
had  most  injured  me  !  Wau-nan-m'c,  you  must  .always  be  my  friend  ;  you 
must  be  Maiia's  friend  ;  you  must  love  us  both  !" 

"  Yes,"  said  the  Indian,  warmly  and  with  dithcully  maintaining'  the  stoi-- 
cism  of  his  race ;  "  Wau-nan-gee  happy  to  lay  down  his  life  for  Uouayno 
and  Maria  ;  oli  !  R.;navne,"  ;ind  he  took  the  hand  of  the  Vinxinian  and 
placed  it  on  his  chest  which  he  bared,  "can't  tell  how  much  Wau-nan-geo 
love  him  Maria — watit  to  make  him  happy.  Sujiposo  Ronayne  eunie  now 
with  Wau-n;m-gee — take  him  to  squaw  camp.  St;iy  there  till  battle  over. 
Yes,  come,  come  !" 

"Noble  and  generous  boy!  how  do  you  win  my  very  .«oul  to  you! 
returned  the  officer,  as  he  again  affectionately  embraced  him.     "  No,  no,  I 
cannot  do  that,  great  and  severe  as  is  this  sacrifice  of  inclination.     But  what 
battle  do  von  speak  of  f 

"  Letter  tell  him  all."  said  the  vouth.     "  Not  say  Wau-nan-gee  say  so. 

"  Wau-nan-gee,''  said  Roiiavne',  impressively,  "  no  doubt  there  is  danger. 
We  all  know  it.     Wjls  it  not"  you  who  brought  me  a  line  from  Maria  this 


mornui! 


?" 


"  Yes,  my  friend.     Pee-to-tum  say  attack  him  council.     Wau-nan-gee  tell 
him  Maria  write — afraid  to  say  much  " 

"  No  doubt,  then,  we'  shallbo  attacked  before  many  days  arc  over>  but, 


•twv 


-  WAU-hfAW-OEE  ;    OH, 

thank  0(i<l.  nho  nt  loMt  is  safe.     W«i ..i 

th«  ,.amn  ufyuur  women      VVl.  ,,'."•"'>"".  >'>'»  fuiHt  ti.ko  cnro  of  b-r  ii, 

«l.all  hav.  a  lettor  »'..    h  -r      V,,,  "";':'"»"'•  '"  "V"'':  t..-.norrow  night  f 

"pon  l.im,  biii,!.  hi,,,  (;>.,!.     .M,^,i,^  ^av  h  m      ,      ^       ^yau-nan-yoo  wait 
"No   Whii  iw.n  ,,      .       ...     'y  '"""'— '"><-*t  conic' 


;r;i':?-,.^-™:""'^«''--"f^'i""i',,z::^ 


II 


«ive  nn  wit') 


wholly  to  your  caro." 

to  th..  ;:n,.an.i,m..nt.  ^'*"  ^"^""'"''  ''"  "-"^"^  '""'  »ay  cautiously 

thouS;  1  "mi'k!  ".Xiii  ;:xs':  ^r?  '"'T''  '--->■  i-t.  ..t  ■ 

I  follow.,.1  him.     1  was  ■  o    w,  Z        f  '^"■"'"''  ""''  •••=-" ->>'>'>l-.  and 

l>o  ro..  t„  las  IVvt  and  wSd  I     v  's    1  h"',  '^'"-  "■'"!";     ^^'''^n  ciiscovo.vd, 
and  wa,,KHl  olf  tho  Wow!"  '''^  ■""'  '^'"  ^^''"""'"^-geo  wa«  nea; 

'.ir^?ar;rSr'"'  ^""'  ''■■•  ''^""^"'^^     ^^'^  '"•  --J  o.r  tho  blow 

regard  to  Maria",.  ..  iMon\,   L    lu        ,^^^^  ""  •'^''"  '^"''^v  in 

th«  sli..l,t> -t,  kMuwI.-d...    of   V.    '".'•'".'•     .  ,'"■  "'^'''  »t  ••'">'  man  possessing 

but  n.u-  that  u:  ■:  :t.  :L:  ;::'i.; ,  "h.:'^  r''\  Y:  ";'''■''"•"•  '-"^ 

a  1  the  purity  ui  her  sputie.s  , " Un    T  •  '      '^  ''^'^f "'  "''""  ''^''-  "' 

i.ity  to  ■•cnovo  the  im,  ..ess  „„  n       T  '""'^\ '''  '"'^■"  '■'"  "Pl'"'''"- 

advertin,  to  the  .:    uJl'p.S.  tf" illr^^S;;-^''  ""^^^^''-^  -''"'>•<  vet  without 

1-t  p:.';;nt;:^tei:;^^':j^-  Wau.nao-geo  is  tho 

of  Whieh   the  yotUlfhas  tTu^C^^  ^m'      V-"''""^:  ''i'^^*^  '«"*"•^• 
a  mystery."  ''  ^^'"  ^■^"•'""  "iucli  that  is  now 

i^ol^l 'i!;5  ;';;Irt  1 1'^n??''  '^'"^T  f^-'-  tl-  .ates  we,,  once 

tions  of  the  two  missives      Ti?e   .1     '         ■'""'  ^^'""""^^  '^'  ^''«  «"Per.^crip. 


« 
i 


Till    MA18A0HR    AT   CiUCAUO. 


n 


RonayiH)  wiw  loo  impatient  to  know  tlio  contmtn  of  tlio  IctU-rn  to  wnMt 
furllii-r  limt-  in  tonvfisiittion.  At  tli.-  inNitali.m  nf  ('a|itiiiu  Il.'mlli!).  lie 
entfi-cd  and  unloldcil  llm  note,  vvliik;  th.'  (•ominaiid.ini  -,  .u.rlii  il,,.  .,i  Minn'rii 
of  hiit  wifi*. 

Mrs.  Hrridltty  Imd  lliiomi  ln-rsrll'  tuw.nds  iiiiiininy;  ca  iui-  hrd,  nuL  not 
to  nlcep;  iicr  mind  wiw  too  lull  ol'  ii|i|.ivli.  nAionn  for  th.-  last  roming 
futun'.  and  for  the  nirlnnidioly.  ■'ud  |)a.>l;  an. I.  .'v.-n  at  tin-  Mioni«'nt  wlion 
hfr  liaslmiid  entfrvd,  her  tliou>,'lit.-<  woro  of  tlit;  unforLuiiuto  Mrs.  Uonuyne. 

"Kroni  Maria!  is  it  possible  ,''  slio  oxciaimwl,  as  mIih  broke  th-i  heal. 
•*  Wiiencc  curnes  this?  who  broujj^lil  it?" 

"  Wliat  think  you  of  Waunan-jri'.- !"  h<>  answered,  significantly — "  Wau- 
nan-<{ee,  who  naved  within  the  hour  her  husl.and's  lif.' !" 

"  Then,  liy  my  .voul,  is  she  iniiociiit !"  exelainicd  tlie  g.nerous  woman, 
riHiUjf  up.     "AlrniLfhty  God,   I   ihank  thee.     Oh,   how   rashly  iiave  we 

judged;  hut  let  mo  read,     'i'lie  docu nt  is  dated  fn.m  this,  the  nii^ht 

before  her  departure ;  it  is  the  s.'ime,  no  douht,  she  ^lii»uld   h.ive  imlosed 
before— not  a  word  in  addition.     1  will  read  it  lat«!r.     WIumv  is  Uonayno  1" 

"In  the  nc.\t  room.  He,  too,  has  received  a  communieaiion,  which  ho 
is  now  readini,'.  You  had  better  y-o  in  to  him,  while  I  j-ive  some  directio'-.d 
to  KlinsI,  y,  wiiich  require  to  bo  attended  to  immediately.  1  shall  rejoin 
you  presently.'' 


CHAPTER  XVH. 

VViiicN  Mrs.  Headley  entered,  unannounced,  into  the  ii|)Mrtment  where 
tho-Viri,'iiiian  was  sittinjif,  he  hru^.lled  liis  hand  across  his  .'yes,  hut  now 
they  wept  not  only  the  emotion  „(  irrief  that  he  betrayed,  hut  of  joy,  of 
pride,  of  the  t'uliiess  of  lit"e.  He  rose,  pressed  her  hand  warmly,  "and, 
jrivino-  her  Mariu'a  note  to  read,  took  the  h.-tter  which  she  jwotlered  in 
return. 

"Ah!  Ilonayne,"  began  the  first,  "what  lanijiia>,r.*  can  express  mv  feel- 
ini:;s — my  fears — my  ae^ony.  For  the  last  week  1  have  not  seemed  to  live 
a  human  e.\:i.-<lene(.'.  My  mind  has  been  all  cliaos  and  confusion.  I  have 
been  feverish,  excited,  scarcely  eon-cious  of  my  own  acts,  and  lilled  with  a 
stnm<f  dread  of  an  evil  which  I  know  will  cojiie,  must  conv,  alil,oui,di  only 
protracted.  And  yet,  with  all  the  horror  of  my  pu-ition,  Jiow  miieli  more 
bitter  mii;ht  have  been  my  self-reproach,  my  rcnorse.  in  haviny;  neglected, 
in  my  distraction,  to  inclo.-e  the  packet  fur  Mrs.  Headley,  which  the  noble- 
hearted,  tlie  devoted  VVau-nan-ifce  now  conveys.  1  thouiflit  1  had  given  it 
to  Sergeant  Nixon,  hut  Wau-nan-gee  found  it  hi  the  pncl,eL  of  my  saddle 
only  yesteiday.  Oh,  but  for  the  arrival  of  Winnelteg  with  the  iii'.iliigeiice  he 
brings,  it  would  now  be  too  late,  and  what,  then,  would  have  beenniy  sen- 
sations? His  appearance  has  altered  the  jilaiis  of  tlie  unfriendly  portion 
of  the  Indians,  who,  presuming  that  the  troops  will  soon  leave  "the  fort, 
have  determined  to  wait  for  the  division  of  the  store's,  and  attack  you  on 
the  march.  IJul  still  they  could  not  restain  their  impatience,  and  the  day 
of  the  council  was  fixed.     All  this  I  learned  from  VVau-nan-geo,  who  makes 


•^ 


74 


WAC-irAK*aMI ;    on, 


mo  nrqiiainM  with  rynrythinj^  tli.it  i.  ^oinjr  on.  nnd  is  Imth  Imtm!  an.l 


•un- 


jH.,'l..«l  hv  IV,M.,ium,wl...  W..UI.I  vvillinulv  Hml  him  i^uilty  of  tn-.ichnry,  anj 
«l.«ir,n  him  If  ho  could.  I  »H.:f-,..|  |/,m.  in  mv  .l....p\.,rrow.  i,.  »„,  tho 
./•.irert;  yoii..'vonaini<lal|.l,,nL(.-.ur.l..t...-ti..,,,".,(-  ,»  tVvv  wunln  ..f  warn- 
In.'  wlach  I  kn.-w  y.u.  nv.m.I.I  HiiHi,;i..,itly  und-rMaiid.  II.-  .|i<i  «o,  winio 
J,.-.  im;r  up  .....mm-ly  in  .l.-liamv  to  tlm  «ute  ;  iirid  with  n  1..y  vnu  may 
wdl  u.wl.T.t,M.d.  1  nurkf-d  tlu,  result.  H.,  far,  th.n,  has  tl„.  .t.-p  whi.-li  my 
p«t  lmi.  foryou  induced  mo  to  mko,  rfig„rdl..H,H  of  minor  .■on.id..mUon». 

hmi  of  vital  *orvic,.  to  you  nil ;  f„r  .,' I  and  -.nerou.  m  Wau  .lan-u-..  i*, 

notliiiis,'  Hiiort  )f  \m  d.'.'p  and  r.'.s|wtful  attuclim-nt  would  liavo  l.-d  him  to 
rovcal  tju  ...nvt-i  .,f  !„.  [..'onl.,.  and  tlius  .l.-foat  their  ona-l  purprwo.  Hut. 
oh  wiu'n  1  M.ink  tl.at  th..  da..,'..r  h  only  d.-fn-ri'd.  n..t  r.-movd,  how  po  ,r 
to  jlw  consolation  .  1  »,.ar  llonayno,  my  h-art  is  «ad.  mul,  .ad  !  I,a«t  niulit 
Idroam.'dyuu  wcriMU-ar,  and  this  morniMjj  I  awok..  to  horror,  to  know 
that  |,cr h;.i,s,  your  liours  an-  numhorcd.  wliil.-  C.r  mo  thnr..  is  no  hop,,  of 
•l-atli,  wlii.h  ihon  woidd  !).•  a  l.i.Msinjj.  oxcopt  from  mv  own  hand  !  Oh 
suH.r  mo  not  to  may  m  vain  if  you  would  hav.-  m.-  liv.-  f  Om-o  you  evaded 
(oh,  howmi..lly!)th,.  »<trata.;.-m  wliich  w„uld  hav  nav-d  your  lifo  and 
lonor-whieh  would  hav.-  mad«  you  an  unwillinjx  priwnor  with  thoso  who. 
tor  my  own  safely,  hold  me  I'ai.tivo. 

"  Alan !  h.a.l  I  not  hoped  that  you  would  hnv.<  Iwcn  compollod  to  8hnro 
my  weary  Iwudajjo  until  the  drsid  rnsis  h:.d  parsed.  I  had  nevrr  h,...n  lu're  • 
and   n.nv  that  tho  «reat  ohje,-L  of  n.y  h.a.l  han  failed.  I  would  return,  and 
Shan-  th."  .Innu'er  that  s.>rroands  you.     Ono  more  embrac«  would  L'ive  mo 
f,neat.'r  >ir^u^ih  to  die.     One  more  renewal  of  eaeh  well-romemhe,vd  tae.> 
would  make  me  hrmer  in  re^olye  to  moi't  the  c-.mini,'  danger,  that  d.-.n.rer 
Bhared  by  all      But  W;m-nan  ,:re,.,  in  ail  tl,in..,rs  else  d.nile  a.s  a  slave,  in  ,],is 
denu-H  me.     In  his  mother's  t^nt  I  dwell,  dis^mis...!  from  the  wretch  Pee-to- 
tam  m  Indian  i^arl).  and.  alth.>u-|, ,:,,.  does  not  seem  to  do  so,  she  wnt,-hes  my 
motions  elusely.     Oh!  then,  .sinee  1  may  nut  ^o  to  v.ai.  come  f.r  a  l.rie'f 
period  to  your  udonn.r  wife  f     Come  with  th.'  occasion  back  wit).  Wau-nan- 
gee.     He  will  .-onduct  you  to  ii.e  tent  wli-ie  now  I  am.  s.ai...  liifl,,  distance 
trom  the  Lreneral  eiieauipnienl,  and  nevr  vi^ii^d  but  bv  \Vinii..be.r  and  his 
.son.     \  ua  will  sa\  1  ,im  lait  an  inditfen-nt  soldier's  wife  to  -rive  such  coun- 
sol  to  a  luuband      1  confess  it;  my  love  for  vou  is  .neater  than  my  regard 
for  your  -lory.     But  what  t,dory  do  y.ai  s.>ek  ?     .M.rcli  sNith  ti.e  tr.'.ops'and 
inj(lor,ous|y  you  p  .n>!,  :  fur  what  ..an  avail  dercnce  a:;ainst  tho  .U-nnl  force 
I  know  to  be  tully  Ixait  upon  your  .l.-Hruction.     .Join  me  hero  and  you  are 
saved—saved  tor  a  long  ,„id  future  course  of  glory  for  vour  ou  mtry— and. 
oil    tar  .h..inM-  to  me,  for  a  Ion-  an.l  future  ..our.M-  of"  wedd  d  happiness. 
Yet,  oh.  God  !  how  can  my  pencil  trace  this  icy  l;moM.n-e.  while  my  heart  is 
.l.|s,.ate-loa.,rin--pin,ng  for  vour  presonc-.  "  Oh,  beloyed   lion.iyne !  bv 
ail  the  vowsot  love  you  ever  poured  into  my  willin-r  ear— by  all  th.'  tires  of 
F«.ssiou  you  over  kindl.^d  in  my  h.^art,   I 'conjure  you  to  c.j.ne,  f,  a- lean 
endure  this  suspense,  this  cruel  uncertainty  no  lon-.T.     To-ni-M  1  sledl 
count  the  Ion,,.  lon^r  hours;  and,  oh  !  if  Wau-nan-iree  return  wm.out  you, 
wi  hon    one  ray  of  h.ipe  to  animat..  this  birakin-  heart,  I  will  not  leave  "him 
until  1  have  won   us  promise  to  conduct  me  at  midnight  to  the  secret  en- 
trance throu-h  which  ho  has  so  .d'ten  gained  .  imissi:^,,,  info  the  fort  ■  or 
faihng  111  my  plea  to  him,  I  will  make  the  attcmj-t  to  fly  myself.     But  dear 


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--r— 


TUB   MAMACHB   AT  ClilGAOO* 


Hi>n.ivno,  if  you  coiih;  ngt,  lh<?  iii^ttiurA  of  my  ffirii-f  will  li<'  full  imi'  <  <l  to 
t»v<'rrf()wiiij|.     I  can  no  longer    fiduro  thin." 

Much  wtw  tho  i  t^t  iMitd  n(  ihc  \iiihii|i|iy  niii!  tli-tiu^tcil  Mitrui  K  .niiviif. 
'Ilif  (locuiiK'til  iMlilri!M<'il  ti>  MiM.  Ill  utlliy  was  n)4iii'  NoliiniiiiDUx,  iiiul  wnUun 
iif  t'DurNf  iitidir  llit>  iin|ir<'SNii>ii  tliiit  >vli<'ii  riiul  hy  tli<i  Later,  her  own  li 
iMintI 

follow 


lid   1)1'  gcCUJC  from  tin'   (Imigur   it   Uctuilfli.       ll  Wll.>«  in  ^nli^l  m.  <•  II 


1 


ItW- 


Wiiiiii:in-i,'>'t',  who  JiM.l  Ih'i'm  iibsriit  for  ni-nrly  a  rtionlh  in  liic  iniim  liuito 
tlii'iitri!  of  war  noar  hi'troit,  iiiid  ln'urd  niniorn  of  iiii  inliMidcd  attack  iijion 
('liic.'ij^o,  had  liii^tcnfd  Uiek  with  j^'r.iit  txiu'dition  to  luuiuiinct'  to  liin  fri'^nd* 
till!  u}>|iroaching  dan^(!r;  hut  inufli  to  lii^i  Hur|<riM>,  lui  found  on  liis  urrivul 
that  thu  tifWN  of  thitt  cvfnt  had  U'l'ti  known  in  tho  tamp  ni'VitiiI  dayi4  pro* 
viouMJy  ihrouf^h  iIh^  agency  of  certain  cinisMuricH  who  used  every  exirtionto 
win  the  l'ottowutotui<'!«  over  to  TecuniHi  h  and  llie  itritish  caut«c.  A  council 
had  heon  isi'cretly  held  heforo  thti  return  of  Winnebej^  with  th«  ditpatch 
from  tjcnerul  Hull,  and  terms  had  been  otl'cred  and  proposaln  made  on  that 
occanion  which  were  variously  received,  ncconlinj;  to  the  hunmr,  interest*, 
and  ra|iiieity  of  the  parties.  By  the  majority  of  the  chiefN,  to  their  honor 
Ik'  it  said,  th«!  pro|)(»sal  of  treachery  to  thu  Americanit  was  sternly  rejected, 
but  there  wax  one  of  their  number — IVe-to-tum — not  a  fulllilooded  Potto- 
watouiie,  hut  a  sort  of  monifrel  ('hip|iewa,  adopted  in  the  tribe  for  hi*  un. 
taniahly  fiendish  disposition,  conriectid  with  certain  other  inero  animal 
(jualitieM,  who  was  h^utl  in  his  in\eeti\es  against  the  Americans  for  their 
Hiiserled  aggressions  on  the  India''  territory,  and  ho,  by  pointing  "Ut  the 
udvantugex  that  would  nccruu  to  tlieniiielveti  by  an  alliance  with  Mnglatid, 
won  upon  almost  all  the  young  warriors  to  il-eide  in  abandoning  the  Ame- 
rican cause  immediately.  Thus,  allhoiij:h  there  was  no  decided  treaty  made, 
there  was  a  tacit  undd-standing  tiiat  all  poSHibli'  advaiitagi;  was  |o  be  taken 
of  circumstanceti,  and  whenever  a  favorable  opportunity  presented  itself,  the 
mask  was  to  be  thrown  off,  Jn  vain  l?liu;k  I^irtridge,  Kee.po-tah,  Wauben- 
see,  and  other  Poltowatomie  chiefs  declared  they  washed  their  lian^ls  of  all 
wrong  that  might  be  perp"lrated.  The  yoiing  men.  or  the  gicat  majority 
of  them,  wanted  excitrm^'nt,  blood,  phiniier;  and  tliey  MisLained  I'er-lo.tum 
in  ail  that  he  advanced.  Hoping,  however,  that  the  tumult  would  subside 
with  the  absence  of  those  who  tir*t  incited  it,  the  chiefs  did  not  like  to 
alarm  llie  coinmandant  bv  a  knowledge  of  wluit  was  going  on  among  them- 
selve^,  but  wi'ie  conli'iitril  with  reeoinm<ndin'_;,  as  jias  already  been  se.ii,  that 
he  should  remain  in  detViic  <-f  his  own  post  rather  than  coiitide  himself  to 
the  safe  keeping  of  those  on  whom  he  depeiKled  tor  an  e<cort. 

The  night  of  the  arrival  of  War-nan-gee  he  gleaned  all  this  information; 
ami  tilled  with  aiixi(!ty  for  tiie  danger  that  threat  U'd  th'J  wile  of  Honayne, 
whuiii  really  he  lovi'd  with  a  deep  pa.-<.sioii — yet  one  utterly  unfed  by  hope 
or  expectation  of  any  kind  whatever — he  determined  that  night  to  enter  the 
fort  while  her  husband  was  on  guard,  and  acquainting  her  with  her  danger, 
entreat  her  to  allow  him  to  conceal  her  until  all  was  over.  He  succeedod, 
though  nut  without  some  risk  of  being  discovered  in  consequence  of  the 
(•xclamation  of  surprise  and  almost  terror,  which  Mrs,  Konayne  uttered  on 
his  appearance  so  suddenly  and  unexpectedly  before  her  ;  but  the  humble 
manner  of  the  bov — the  I'leprecating  yet  earnest  look  ho  threw  on  her,  and 
the  lowly  posture  in  which  he  crouched,  soon  sati-sticd  lier  that  there  was 


^fl 


WAW-JJANOISII  ;   on, 


t;','»-!"  1...  ...,.i„  1; ..::;'';;:'';: '  •'*i7-i""  "<'...".M,i..n.. 

vv««.n.uv,.. J.,,  vv,„,s;;::.;m.I:;;',!1;'P;'>""-  '•••^"-.i'^mi«  km ;.;.; 

»"•'•  out  of  tl„.  fort  until  a  I     ,,    r.M  '"'    '"  ''"""  '"  -•'^•"  *'"r.  to  t aku 

.     An.|  will  vo„  not  m.v«  U«  ,r,,;'  ''■  Tf"'  ''*"'  "  ^l.'^''     ^'''"  '"'"  •^''"i"  !" 
will  mv.  ,„ V  laHbun-l."  '  "• '    '^  •* ""  ''"'•"  ''"•  "•"'  VVau...an.g,.o.  you 

yet|i;:,:..|r;.^::  £  '■"'^ '"-'« '-'-a  ^"  .„. .,,).  ,i,i„, ,  ,,„otnuing 
'i-ica .... tiK.ir utt:;!' TIM  ':;;.,!:? :Y' ' ?; ''^'"''*'"'^  =.1-..!./ .t 

course  „f  tl...  n.on,i„.,..  «„  th.t  L ';,.,''""''*''  /"  'l'^*«  '"•'•""^•",1  i„  t.,e 
ff  of  the  c.,av..,;.„co  it  a  L  1. 1      T  "T  ""  ''"'"'''  '' ''''''"'  '« 

•'wn  sex  .0  .ust.in  h,r  i,.  tj...  ,•  ...n  'i,?  >  ^''"  P'-'"'-.-  of  one  of  I..,.- 
n-<,ucM..cl  M,..s.  JI,.ulI..v  to  bear  .ror  t  •  n  •  ""r",  '"['"''  "''"'  ''^''•'  «'-^  ''»d 
mor.hou..  tl.n  trap-loo,-.  wl,id.  am  .1  o  .  '^  '^"^"'■"''' """"""- 
mornin^r,  was  opon     hut  instoa.l  of  vl  '""'''  ^•'""  """'"  ^I'.'t  v-rv 


I 


THl   MAMAtTRI   AT  ClitCAUO. 


77 


cfa.  ,     ...I  raWho.id-«  riilppwH.     With  low.  1,       '       .  ,r.M;  .1  ,lail 


I  .         ,  ,  ■.        ■        ■•    •••-•-. imuT   iTMiTrii  niiwf   i||««  coin 

iMi.y  ...nina   .ouKh.  f.  .t,„«  ;  tl...  hmui,  .•■„„>..,...*..;  tli.^  hki.i  .rnruk- 

on.  in  th.,{  lm,|«.wii,  of  ll,.a  oII..|imvh,  ritr.k  o.|.,r  ,,..rulur  «,  ll...  Irhli.i.. 

U.....  any  .Hh«r»  of  t),..  mc„  ;  with  all  ih.....  |.,„th.o,„..  a.i.ihut...  of  ,„.rNon 


J        .    .'  ,  ,     ,,,,    „     It'll, I, -.,,,, IT,   tliil  ifJllM'K   III    I)4*rN0tl 

^VMt  Hith  H  MUil^w.lhhtf  mih  th..  niM.t  u.ihouiicJ.d  vamlv  aii.l  srlf-MulIi' i,.ncv' 
^••' .1  on  iKnorariC!  mnl  n...um|)tion  j  thU  man,  alihoiii^h  havinir  «  «ifo  mid 

Mmx  «ru-  n  Uf.  hud  .larcl  to  ag,r  th.,  c-y..  of  di^-ir..  o„  Mr..  I;     

l^n.;  hAd  h.j  w«tc,.»d  h.»r,  not  un  th.^  n.ntl..,  ili.-  jMiro.  iho  mH"  ,  . 

VV  ..u-imn-«.....  hut  un  a  lij^tT  n\mtmn  for  hi.  pivv.  'I'o  i,.n.,.-.  hor  ha^ 
bf-n  on.,  ul  hw  h.adii,j<  h.otivi.H  Ml  .irK>"K  th..  alluinJ..  with  the  tiihi>«  in  tht 
Unti-h  ii.t..|f,tM~io  huHi.n  th«  n.orn..nt  .he  might  U'cmo  a pri«ni..r  in  hb 

™';  '""    ''!"'  ' "    '"•"»«  "!•  U'«  younsi  wurrioM  Into  «  dolmnintttion 

of  early  attack. 

Only  two  din  .  pnorlotl.v*  ivlun.  of  VVau-nang...,  he  hm|  hmi  ia  th« 
r.rt,  and  pa..Hiii^  ii.ar  M-..  U.-nayno  a.s  >ihi)  wiw  amuMH;,'  li.'M«.ir  at  l.attla- 
doro  with  her  h..,nd  Mr..  Klimley,  remarked  to  a  comi.u.iion  an  h- I),  nt  hi« 
evi-s  nmolonily  uponh.r:  "Tho  whit.,  d.ief/  wivnar..  un.usi,,..  th.-mM-lves. 
J  hp;)r  are  wwo.     In  a  lew  days  wo  ^l.all  hav..  ih.m  in  our  wii/wums  " 

Nn  n..t-  .,  was  taken  of  the  remark  nl  ilu-  tim-.  Mih  llotmvne  had  more 
than  one..  i...tiie.l  the  evt.  .,f  the  loallnoin..  Chippewa  tixed  upon  h.r  with 
an  ..xpre«M.,n  ^he  hhuddered  at  but  eould  iiotd.tine,  and  she  had  attributed 
lim  w.,rdH  on  that  oocaMon  lo  impotent  unger  and  diHapi.ointra«.nt.  at  the 
diMiike  hhi!  had  cunwivcd  for  liini. 

'lius  wa.i  the  loathsoin.!  h.irijr  she  now  met,  mici  knowing,  on  nbe  did, 
from  Uauimng.e,all  that  ho  meditated  ia  iv-jard  to  him.elf  and  f.i.'nd.the 
horror  nhe  experienced  may  be  .-oiiceived.  Hapidlv.  and  in  tim'-  to  i,ui». 
pre^s  in  a  yivat  measure  the  sfr.'am  >-he  atteinptrd  to  j^ive.  the  mvaL 
plae.'.l  on.-  hand  upon  h.-r  nioutii,  and  c^wping  lit^r  tiKhllv  round  the  wjuhL 
.ore  lur  to  tiie  opn.inj,'  t!ir..ui,di  which  ho  made  her  rudely  descend,  still 
keeping  iii.H  hand  up.in  lier  niouth. 

When  the  feet  of  Mrs.  Ilonayiie  touched  the  bottom  of  that  «o..minffly 
hvm.^  toinl..  she  was  m  paralymd  l.v  tear  that  sh..  had  not  slrenjrth  to  sup- 
port h,  IH..II.  an.l  but  for  tl,..  ami  ot  the  dark  chief  still  cI;wpod  ar.iund  her 
waist,  sii..  must  have  falli-n.  Tho  very  sight  of  her  weakness  inilam.-.l  the 
(  hippewa  the  more.  lie  removed  her  hat  and  threw  it  on  the  ground. 
Tlu!  vast  volunie  of  her  brown  hair  lie  iinfastencl  from  the  comb.  ""  It  fell, 
.'nveloni.i^r  b,.,.  (i^r,,,,.  to  Inr  kne.-s.  Th..  eyes  of  the  brutal  Chippewa 
Ha.sh.d  lire  m  th.-  half  darkm-s.^  that  pievail.'d  around.  The  hand  hitherto 
held  up.)n  her  mouth,  now  fell  upon  and  tiereelv  pressed  her  bosom,  and 
his  bid'oiw  lip4  sought  hers.  With  a  viul.'nt  elK.Vt  she  tor.i  them  from  the 
pollution  of  his  tuucli,  and  uttering  a  faint  cry  of  despair,  bank  fainting  from 
his  now  loosening  grasp.  What  follow.-d  .«.lie  coul.l  not  tell ;  but  when 
some  minutes  afterwards  she  came  to  her  senses,  weak  and  cxhamted  from 
excitement,  Wau-nan-gee  was  sitting  at  h.r  side  dialing  her  palms  with  bis 
own,  and  witb  the  large  tear.'<  coursing  down  his  cheeks. 

At  the  lii-st  sight  of  the  boy  Mrs.  Uonayiie  started,  for  she  fancied  that 
Hhe  must  have  been  laboring  under  the  influence  cf  u  dream,  and  that  not 


in 


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WALNNAN-OKE  ;     Oil, 


f| 


(> 


lVc-to-(iirn,  but  him=<clf.  had  used  the  violenco  siio  oxpcrienccd  ;  hut  when 

she  icc.illod  nil  tliiit  had  pi»isod,  pciveived  hf«r  own  disorder  of  droaa.  and 

reniark.jd  ihe  unt',Mo;nfd  iii.iictiuti  of  the  youth,  sh(!  know  tliat  it  could  not 

h'  so.     Still  deeply  ii','itated.  she  asked  liiin  anxiously  where  the  iMiippewu 

u.is,  and  wherefore  he  and  not  Waii-niii-uce  had  been  i-  the  suinnuM-housc 

ns  promised,  when  sh,-  eanv  in.      With  .'very  apjieiirance  of  profound  sorrow 

nnd  suieerity,  the  y.iuth  replied  that  he  knew  not  how  Pee-to-tum  ha  i  cr<)t 

theie— that  he  himself,   aft^r  leavint,'  the   trap-door  open   ready  for  The 

descent  <if  Mrs.  Ronayne,  had  njoue  to  the  further  extremity  of  the"  vault  for 

the  purpose  of  rem.-viMir  a  lar;,'.'  stone  which  blocked  up'a  hole  admittint? 

the  Iresh  air  from  above  mar  the  cot  ta_i,^c,  and  that  he  way  returning,'  by  this 

passiijre,  which  was  narrow  but  nearly  six  te^t  in  hoiirht,  when  he  heard  the 

cry  for  aid,  ami  knowing  it  to  be  hers  he  had  ilown  to  her  /ivsistance,  but  that 

the  sound  of  iiis  approachiniif  Tootsteps  must  have  ;darmed  the  (Uiijjpowa 

rmd  caused  him  to  tlv—stoppintf  motioidess,  perhaps,  till  he,  Wau-nun-gee, 

had  passicl  him,  and  then  escapinix  by  the  same  outlet.     IJe  it  must  have' 

been  whom  Mrs.  Headley  had  remarked  stealinc,'  across  the  L'arden  just  b^'fore 

slic  entered  i„  with  ,\faria. 

Once  reassured  of  the  fidelity  r.nd  truth  of  the  boy,  Mrs.  lljnayne, 
althnui^h  painfully,  distractingly  ignorant  of  the  extent  to  which  the  insolence 
of  l-'ee.to-luni  had  been  carried,  was  too  much  absorbed  in  th.  consideration 
of  her  husband's  safety  to  lu-e  sight  of  the  subject  more  immediatelv  af  her 
Ivart,  in  m^^.rc  pei^onal  regrets  that  now  were  of  little  avail.  She' said  to 
Wau-nan.ge^  that  the  place  in  which  she  then  was  would  certain Iv  have 
been  avcH  suited  to  the  purpose  intended  l)ut  for  two  reasons  ;  firstly,  that 
now  having  been  discover-d  by  l»,.e  '■.-tum.  it  would  no  Linger  be  secure; 
and  secondly,  that  her  husband  would  never  consent  to  abandon  his  com- 
rades to  secp.-e  bis  own  saf  ty.  8ho  proposal,  instead,  that  a  plan  should  be 
anang.'d  to  rn;,  .,•  them  both  prisoners  while  out  on  the  following  day,  and 
in  such  manner  that  it  should  be  supposed  in  the  garrison  (hat  the  capture 
had  been  fffected  l-y  hostil.-  Indians :  and  to  tliis  the  vouth  jovfully  a.ssented, 
stating  that  a  number  of  his  friends  less  hostile  in  their  intentions  mi-ht  be 
p.ocuivd  to  aid  him  in  the  matter.  It  was  arranged  that  this  should  be 
doiK!  on  the  following  day,  and  this  at  so  great  a  distance  from  the  encamp- 
ment  that  Poe-to-tum  should  know  nothing  nf  the  occurrence  till  both  hus- 
band and  wife  were  beyond  nis   each. 

"  It  is  a  :;trang('  and  a  wild  project,"  she  rem.ark.d,  '•  but  the  'risis  is  des- 
perate, and  anything  to  save  my  hnsli.and's  life.  Hut  now  I  n.ust  go,  dear 
\V  au  nan  gee ;  Mrs.  Headley  is  in  the  gard.-n  waitin-f  for  me." 

"No,  no  go,"  ho  said;  "  spose  him  Mrs.  Ileadleyyo  home.  Wau-nan- 
gee  take  Maria  home  by  by.  Got  canoe  here.  No  l.'t  him  o'o  home.  Pee- 
to-tum  wicked— Pee-to-tum  got  Ingin  plenty  von(l..r,"  and  he  pointed  in  the 
airectioii  ot  the  cottage  ;  "  Pee-to-tum  carry  off  Maria-go  see  wlwre  he  is 
bhut  him  door  till  Wau-nan-geo  come  back.  Mrs.  Headley  c<.me,  no  see 
him  here  ;  no  link  him  here." 

He  accordingly  ascended,  fastened  down  the  trajvdoor  and  depart-d,  as 
we  have  said,  little  anticipating  to  have  been  seen  by  Mrs.  Headley. 

He  had  not  b-en  five  minutes  gono  when  she  heard  a  dull,  hekvy  sound 
winch  satisfied  ler  that  the  stone  was  being  rolled  from  the  orifice" spok.n 
of  by  Wau-nan-gce.     Feeling  assured  that  Pee-to-tum  had  seen  him  depart, 


THE    MASSACRE    AT    OllICAUO. 


7t 


mill  knowing  hor  to  bo  tlioro  mid  hclpli'sa,  was  letuiiiiriij  (o  ronow  liis  odious 
(iiid  linital  j);i>Ki<>n,  slu-  sou^'l't, to ri^c  in  ordec  Ui  t'l/iou  up  aii<i  I'scipi!  liy  tlie 
tmj)-di)or.  'I'his  she  did,  regardless  of  iior  disordcrt'd  appeuranco,  ami  w-th- 
oiit  I'voii  tliinkiiiif  (jf  hat  or  comb  ;  but  slie  had  no  sooin-r  moved  i;  stop  for- 
ward wlun  slio  aifaiii  fell  down,  as  iiuudi  paralysed  !iy  fear  as  cxliaustod  by 
wonkness.  In  her  hclpk'ssnoss  sIkj  oould  only  sol.  and  moan  and  \ainiy 
denloro  the  abseiico  of  her  late  rescuer,  while  all  her  thouidits  and  I'eclintjs 
were  of  her  husband.  The  footsto])S  advanced ;  she  grew  at  each  moment 
moro  rii'rxous,  more  territied.  She  had  .-carcely  tins  power  to  move  herself 
on  the  spot  where  shi;  half  sat,  half  reclined.  Presently  the  traj)-door  wiia 
heard  to  move,  soon  it  opened,  and  there  to  luM'  .'i.stonishment,  yd  not  less  to 
lier  exceeding  embarrassment,  inasmuch  as  she  could  not,  witliou  compro- 
mising the  saviour  of  her  honor — the  purposed  s.aviour  of  her  lite,  explain  in 
what  manner  she  had  been  placed  in  the  strange  position  in  which  she  had 
boon  found,  she  beheld  Mrs.  Ileadley.  What  followed  is  known  to  the 
reader,  ft  was  not,  however,  Pee-to-tum  whom  Mrs.  Konayne  had  heard 
rolling  away  the  stone,  but  Wau-nan-gee  returning  to  set  her  fioe  for  the 
present,  as  he  had  seen  the  soUliei-s  at  f  be  gate  and  knew  that  she  was  safe. 


CHAPTER  XVIII.. 

"  ^^Hs  is  my  glove — by  this  Iiaiid  I  will  t.ike  ihoe  a  box  on  tho  ear." — Henry  V. 

Tm:  following  morning  was  a.s  bright  .and  glorious  as  an  August  sun  could 
render  it,  hut  its  very  brilliancy  seemed  a  mockery  to  the  gloom  and  despair 
that  tilled  the  hearts  of  the  little  garrison.  Still,  ,.  itvt'ithstanding  the  trea- 
chery few  were  ignorant  the  Indians  intended,  there  was  a  bearing  among 
all,  from  the  commanding  officer  down,  that,  while  attesting  determination 
ar.d  ccu'ldcnce  in  themselves,  left  no  ground  for  a  suspicion  th;*  the  designs 
of  their  trcsAclierous  allies  had  been  revealed. 

The  guard  was  mounted,  as  usual,  and  the  customary  formalities  of  the 
tiiilitMiy  service  complied  with,  and  arrangemenUs  were  made,  soon  after  the 
men  had  eaten  their  breakfasts,  for  Mie  conveysiiice  of  the  stores  to  the 
glacis. 

At  lwelv(!  (  ;iock  all  was  ready,  and  the  mass  of  Indii.n  warriors,  painted 
and  armed,  moved  in  loose  and  disorganized  bodies  across  the  plain,  and 
grouped  around  their  chiefs,  who,  seated  on  the  ground,  received  for  the 
Vdung  men  the  presents  which  had  been  si'l  a[)art  in  divisions  for  every  ten. 
The  cloths,  blaidcets,  trinkets,  and  iirovisioiis,  were  first  handed  over,  bu. 
when  on  coming  to  the  ammunition  and  liijuor  only  one  cask  of  each  wa& 
found,  the  iiuiignatioii  of  the  whole  band,  the  chiefs  excepted,  was,  as  bad 
been  expected,  excessive. 

"My  Father  ])romised  us  jilenty  of  powder  and  plenty  of  liquor,"  ex- 
(dainied  l^ee-to-tum,  stamping  with  his  feet  and  gesticulating  violently ; 
"  Where  is  it?" 

"  This  is  all  that  is  left  of  the  stores,"  exclaimed  Capt.  Headley.  "  When 
we  reach  Fort  Wayne  you  shall  have  more." 

"  My  F't.her  lies,"  returned  the  Chippewa,     "Pee-to-tum  did  not  sieep 


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WAU-NAN-OEE  ;     OH, 


liko  a  lazy  liuiind  in  his  tent  1/st  tiight;  he  crawlod  iipur  tlut  fort ;  lie  heard 
tlii^  powder  barrels  knocked  in  witli  axes;  he  licird  the  rum  |ioun'd  intolhe 
river  iikn  water.  Even  to-day,"  and  he  pointed  with  his  cJeiiclMid  toma- 
hawk, "the  river  is  red  witii  lijiior  till  it  is  'slronjjf  groff.'  What  should 
prevent  vis  tVoni  avengin^f  uursehes  tor  this  cheat,  by  mixiiij;  'lu'  blood  of 
our  father  with  tiie  same  water  till  it  looks  like  strong  rum  also?"  A  terrific 
yell  burst  from  the  surrounding  wariiors,  who  all  brandished  their  toma- 
hawks ill  a  menacing  manner. 

"  Whai,  should  prevent  you  ?"  said  Capt.  lleadley,  siuldi'iily  (-arrieil  out 
of  his  usual  |irudeiice  by  the  insolence  of  the  ruthan — "  what  .should  and  will 
prevent  you  !"  and  ho  pointed  to  the  bastion,  which  had  been  niaiineil  us  on 
the  former  occasion,  while  the  burning  matches  seemed  only  to  await  his 
signal.  "Each  of  those  guns  contains  a  bag  ofiil'ty  biill(!ts,  and  each  bullet 
can  kill  its  enemy.  Now  then,  havn  but  tin'  courage  to  lay  a  hand  upon  me 
and  you  will  see  the  residt.  See,  I  am  alone — only  Mr.  McKenzie  to  wit- 
ness the  act." 

There  was  a  pause  of  a  fiw  moments,  during  which  low  murmurs  broke 
from  the  younger  Indians,  and  the  dark  and  subtle  eye  of  Pee- to. turn  (piailed 
before  the  bold  look  of  the  commanding  officer,  who  continued  : 

'■  As  for  you,  vile  Chippewa,  you  are  the  sole  cause  of  all  these  troubles, 
all  this  excitement  in  the  young  men  of  tlu;  Pottowatomie  Nation.  You  are 
of  that  dark  ami  malignant  race,  as  far  below  the  Pottowatoniie  in  every  thing 
that  is  noble  and  generous  and  good  as  the  Evil  Spirit  is  below  the  Good 
Spirit.  There  is  nothing  but  falsehood  and  treachery  in  tlu-ir  selfish  and 
avaricious  nature.  They  are  deceitful,  an<l  so  given  to  love  rum  that  \\\u;n 
an  Indian  is  seen  wallowing  like  a  hog  in  the  gutter,  and  with  he  foam  dis- 
gorging from  his  blue  and  lizard-like  lijis,  stabbiiig  right  and  left  indiscrimi- 
nately, as  if  hatred  and  the  sight  of  blood  were  essential  to  his  very  existence, ' 
you  may  at  once  know  him  to  be  a  (.'hippewa.  How  then  can  such  a  man, 
and  of  such  a  race,  disgrace  and  dishonor  the  councils  of  the  war  path  of 
the  nobler  Rittowatomies  ?  How,  [  ask,  can  Hlaek  Partridge,  Winnebeg, 
Waubensee,  To-kee-nee-bee,  and  Kee-po-tah  consent  to  allow  such  a  mongrel 
chief  to  exercise  an  influence  among  their  warriors  hostile  to  the  Americans, 
who  have  ever  treated  them  with  kindness,  even  when  they  themselves  do 
not  seem  to  second  him  in  his  views  ?" 

The  scorn  Captain  Headlcy  thrinv  into  his  voice  and  manner  as  he  uttered 
these  words,  which  they  perfectly  understood,  was  such  that  Pe(^-to-tum, 
whose  fingers  played  tremulously  with  the  handle  of  his  tomahawk,  could 
not,  without  diffieul'.y,  refrain  from  using  it;  but  when  he  glanced  upwards 
and  saw  Lieutenant  Elmsley  attentively  watching  all  that  passed  with  his 
glass,  his  rage  was  stilled,  but  inwardly  he  vowed  to  be  revenged.  The 
young  men  evinced  great  excitement  also ;  and  from  that  moment,  on  this 
occasion  particularly,  it  was  evident  to  (Japtain  F  adley  that  they  were 
entirely  under  the  iniluence  of  the  ('hiopcwa. 

"  Father,"  said  Black  Partridge,  rising  and  solemnly  replying  to  the 
appeal  just  inade  by  Captain  Headley,  "  this  medal  I  1  ave  worn  for  many 
years  upon  my  breast.  It  was  gi\en  me  by  the  Great  Father  of  the  Ame- 
ricans as  a  token  of  a  friendship  I  never  have  broken  ;  but  since  everything 
tells  me  that  my  young  men,  who  I  grieve  to  say  Avill  no  longer  obey  the 
voice  of  their  grey-headed  chiefs,  have  c'.itermined  to  wash  their  hands  in 


7^^'.  . 


THK  MASSACRE  AT  CUICAQO. 


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American  blood,  it  would  not  be  rijyht.  in  me  to  keep  this  token  of  peace  any 
lontrer.  tathcr, '  hn  concluded,  removinnr  the  ribbon  by  which  it  was  sus- 
pended oyer  his  chest,  "  1  deliver  the  medii!  buck  to  you,  and  niuv  you  live 
to  see  and  t..ll  our  Great  Father  that  Black  l'artrid<,^e  was  ever  Yaithful  to 
the  United  States,  and  washes  his  hands  of  all  tliat  may  t^'  •  happen." 

The  same  disclaimer  was  made  by  Wiiinek'g  and  u.  other  friendly 
chiefs;  lastly,  Pec- to  turn  rose: 

"  Dog  !''  he  mid,  insolently,  as  he  torn  his  medal  fnm  h-s  chest  and  held 
It  up  lor  a  moment,  dan;,'ling  in  his  hands,  "  toll  him  yuii  serve,  if  you  live 
to  see  bun,  that  I'ee-to-timi,  the  dark  Cliippcwa,  is  for  ever  his  enemy— that 
wherever  he  can  do  so  he  will  spill  the  blood  of  the  Yankee,  till  it  rums  likd 
the  rum  your  warriors  spilt  last  night ;  tt-ll  him  that  Pee-to-tum  spits  upon 
his  face  thus!"  Then,  throwing  it  contemptuouslv  on  the  ground  and 
stamping  upon  it  with  his  mocoasined  feet,  he  burst  forth  "Uo  a  lautrh 
intended  to  be  as  insulting  as  the  act  itself. 

This  protanaiiun  was  too  mueli  for  Captain  Ileadlev.  lie  rose  tVom  his 
chair,  and  exclaiming  in  his  fury,  "  take  that,  damned  Chippewa,  in  return  !" 
first  spat  in  his  face  and  then  bin  led  at  him  his  heavy  militarv  glove,  which 
happening  to  strike  the  pupil  uf  his  eye  while  in  full  glare  of"  indignation  at 
the  first  insult,  it  was  deprived  of  sight  for  ever. 

Great  was  the  tumult  that  now  ensued.  Incapable  of  acting  himself  from 
the  intensity  of  agony  he  suiler.^d,  Pee-to-tum  could  only  utter  fierce  bowl- 
ings and  threats  of  vengeance,  but  several  of  the  warriors  advanced  furiously 
upon  the  commanding  officer  Avith  the  most  startling  yells  and  threatening 
manner.  Tlie  latter,  hopeless  of  escape,  but  determined  to  sell  his  life 
dearly,  drew  his  sword  while  he  presented  a  pistol  with  his  other  hand. 

McKeiizie,"  he  said  (]uickly,  "  get  out  of  the  way !  remember  me  to 
Ellen!"  and  then  elevatii  g  his  voice  to  such  a  pitch  as  ho  knew  would  « 
heard  in  the  fort,  he  disti  ctly  uttered  the  eommand  "tire!" 

But  the  order  had  been  anticipated.  Kven  as  the  word  fell  from  liis  lips 
the  curling  smoke  from  a  gun  was  seen,  and  loud  cliee'-s  succeeiling  to  the 
report  burst  from  every  man  ujioii  the  iani{iarts,  while  a  second  and  sinallc. 
American  Hag  was  waved  triumphantly  by  the  hand  of  Ronayne  above  the 
piece  which  had  just  been  disciiargs'd." 

Astonished  at  this  unexpected  scene,  the  Indians,  who  had  been  greatly 
startled  not  only  at  the  command  which  had  been  so  coollv  given  b^'-  the 
comm/inding  officer,  but  by  the  iliscliarge  tliey  had  incorrectly  aeemed 
aimed  at  themselves,  suddenly  ceased  their  clamor,  and  following  the  course 
to  which  the  attention  of  those  within  the  garrison  appeared  to  be  (]'..  ,ted, 
beheld,  to  their  surprise,  five-and-twenty  tall  and  well-ivounted  horsemen 
dressed  in  the  costume  of  warriors,  and  beaded  by  a  man  of  gre  size, 
1  "shing  rapidly  along  the  road  leading  from  Hardscrabb' .  f.,-  the  fort. 
"'•  e  nearer  they  .•ipproached  the  louder  became  the  shoutr.  <-;  'bj  soldiers, 
until  finally  the  latter  all  left  the  ramparts,  evidently  to  open  the  gates  and 
welcome  th(>  new-comers,  who  so<jn  disappeared  through  tii<.-  opening. 

The  arrival  of  these  strangers,  small  as  their  number  was,  had  evidently 
an  effect  upon  the  Pottowatomies,  who  for  a  moment  leobd  grave,  and 
attempted  no  longer  to  molest  Captain  Ileadley.  Mr.  McKenrie,  who  was 
still  present  and  knew  how  to  take  advantage  .,f  (he  occasion,  profited  by 
the  surprise,  and  suggested  to  the  commanding  officer,  tliat  as  the  conference 

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WiU-NAN-OKK;    OK, 


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was  now  over  and  the  presents  all  delivered,  tlicy  should  return  to  the  fort 
to  know  wIk)  thfl  new-comers  were.  The  t'ricndly  cliiffs  wen',  morcovtir, 
invitfd  to  accoinpiiny  tlioin ;  and  thus  they  returned  Icisun-ly,  without  fur- 
ther interruption,  into  the  stockade.  Pce-to-tum,  suflerint,'  severely,  had 
been  led  to  his  tent;  and  the  ^rrnat  bulk  of  the  warriors,  freed  fr->in  "tlie  ex- 
citement of  liis  j)resence,  busied  themselves  with  enlleetini;  luirether  tiieir 
individual  shares  of  tlio  presents  they  had  reeeivcd.  Durinuf  thi'  wliuje  of 
the  afternoon  they  were  to  bo  seen  Avendintf  tlieir  way  leisurely,  and  in  small 
and  detacluid  groups-^ometimes  in  single  file — from"  tiie  glacis  to  their  own 
encampment. 

"Headley,  my  dear  fellow,"  exclaimed  the  leader  of  the  party— a  tali, 
powerful,  suid)urnt  man,  dressed  like  his  companions,  who  now  stoixl  dis- 
njounted.  holding  tb.e  bridle  of  his  jaded  horse  and  conversinu:  with  the 
Doctor,  for  the  other  officers  were  still  at  their  posts.  "  Is  what  1  hear  then 
true — and  have  I  only  arrived  in  time  to  be  too  late  ?  Is  all  your  ammuni- 
tion then  d<'stroyed — all,  all,  all — none  left  T'  These  tpiestions  were  anx- 
iously put  as  the  sti'anger  held  the  Hand  of  the  commanding  officer  grasped 
in  his  own. 

"It  is  even  so,"  returned  Captain  Ileadley,  impressed  with  deep  regret 
for  the  act,  for  in  a  moment  he  saw  that  this  addition  to  his  little  force  would 
have  enabled  him  to  maintain  his  post  until  tht;  arrival  of  the  liritisli  at 
least — "  all  that  remains  are  twenty  rounds  of  cartridges  for  the  pouches  of 
the  men,  and  asingh;  keg  for  use  if  necessary  on  th.3  march — not  six  roimds 
of  ammunition  remain  for  the  guns."' 

"]5y  G — ,  how  unlbrtunate  r  returned  the  stranger,  striking  hi*  brow 
with  his  palm  ;  "  had  1  been  but  eighteen  hours  sooner  vou  were  all  saved, 
for  here  are  five-and-twenty  as  gallant  and  willing  hearts  as  ever  wielded 
tomahawk  or  rifle.  Hearing  of  your  extremity  I  hud  liastilv  collected  them 
to  afford  you  succor.  Ob,  1  could  eat  my  heart  up  with  disappointment!" 
he  continued,  "to  think  that  all  my  exertions,  my  speed,  have  been  in  vain. 
Ileadley,  what  could  have  induced  yon  to  destrov'the  ammunition — vour  only 
hope  of  salvation  ?" 

"  What  has  been  done,"  replied  the  commanding  officer,  with  unfeiLjned 
sorrow  at  bis  heart  as  be  reflected  on  the  subject,  "cannot  be  undom} : "but, 
my  dear  Wells,  it  was  impossible  that  we  could  divine  the  generous  interest 
which  was  sending  you  to  o>ir  rescue  ;  and  had  not  the  powder  and  other 
ammunition  been  destroyed  it  must  have  tallen  into  the  hands  of  those  who 
I  grieve  to  s.ay  arc  but  too  ready  to  use  it  against  us.  Moreover,  purposing 
as  I  did,  and  do,  to  march  to-morrow  morning,  at  all  risks  and  under  what- 
ever circumstance,  1  bad  given  u])  this  day  all  provisions  not  neccssa'',  for 
our  subsistence  on  the  march.  If  tlien  even  the  ummuniti(>n  had  remained, 
we  must  have  suffered  from  want  of  food." 

"  What,  with  those  five-and-twenty  horsey  lb  adl.'v?"  returned  the  cUier, 
pomting  to  the  group  that  stood  in  the  centre  of  the  "barrack  scjuarc.  "  Not 
so.  They  would  have  been  sufficient  when  killed  and  dried  to  have  yielded 
us  food  for  a  month.  No  !nan  knows  better  how  to  make  pinnnecan  than 
myself.  .Still,"  lie  continued,  with  greater  vivacitv,  "  there  is  a  hope.  I 
have  shown  the  manner  in  which  the  provisions  can"bo  replaced,  and  I  know 
you  have  a  well  within  the  sally-port  into  which  can  bo  reo'lved  the  waters 
of  Lake  Michigan— let  search  bo  made  and  instantly,  and  no  doubt  out  of 


THK  MASRACRB  AT  CHICaOO. 


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all  that  you  have  thrown  nway.  siifBcieiit  servicoablc  powder  may  h';  found 
t<)  cnablo  lis  to  dff'enil  the  furt  for  ton  days  longer,  when  aomethiii!,'  will 


•iSHUrci 


llvt 


urn 


up  to  lifttcr  our  ••oiidition  " 
"  WouKl  that  it  could  be  so,"  returned  Captain  Hcadley,  with  a  solemnity 
rendered  more  profound  from  the  very  smailiiess  of  the  coiitingency  on  which 
the  safety  of  .-io  niiu-ii  depeniled,  "  but  there  is  no  hope.  Anticijiating  that  the 
Indians  would  ath-mpt  the  very  eourse  you  now  miggi'st — that  of  saving 
what  powder  might  \xi  i'"'njiir"(l  l)y  the  slimy  bed  intow'.iioh  it  was  thrown, 
tdl  has  bien  so  mix<-d  up  with  rum  and  other  licptids  as  to  bu  rendered 
utterly  useless.     Everything  seems  to  be  against  us." 

"Then,  since  all  hope  is  (jver,"  returned  the  stranger  with  marked  dis'ip- 
pointtnent,  "wo  will  not  indulge  in  vain  regnts  for  the  jiast,  but  make  the 
b'St  preparation  for  to-morrow.  It  is  only  to  die  in  harness  after  all.  Hut, 
alas  !  1  pity  the  poor  women.  How  is  my  dear  Ellen — how  does  she  sup- 
port this  severe  atlliition  ?" 

"  Jb-avely — nobly,  like  horsclf,"  returned  the  eommanding  officer  wita 
emotion.  "  8he  v/ill  be  deiiglited,  yet  grieved  to  behold  you  — delighted  at 
the  generous  devotion  that  has  brought  you  so  far,  .ind  at  the  head  of  so 
small  a  force  to  our  assistance  ;  grieved  b«"cause  she  will  know  that  you  have 
only  come  in  time  to  share  our  fate.  ]}ut  di-pose  of  your  party  and  (!ome 
m.  Serjeant  Nixon,"  he  called  to  that  officiul,  whom  he  saw  passing  from 
the  ram[)art  to  the  guard-house. 

The  non-commissioned  officer  was  soon  at  his  side,  and  the  captain  havinif 
given  him  directions  to  cpiarterthe  Indians  for  the  night  in  the  officers'  mess- 
room,  lil)i'riilly  sup]ilying  tlnMU  and  their  horses  with  whatever  they  might 
require,  and  the  stranger  having  hir.isdf  addressed  some  remarks  to  his 
people  in  the  Miami  tongue,  they  both  repaired  with  heavy  hearts  to  the 
quarters  of  the  former. 

The  meeting  between  Captain  Wells  and  ^rs.  Hea'Iey — the  uncle  and 
niece,  both  of  whom  entertained  a  strong  natur.al  .affection,  founded  as  much 
on  similarity  of  'character  as  on  mere  blood  connexion — was  a  very  affecting 
one.  They  had  long  been  separated,  and  year  after  year  a  visit  of  a  few 
weeks  had  been  [n-omised  by  the  former  to  (.Tiieago  ;  but  the  multiplicity  of 
bis  publ'  duties,  for  lie  was  an  active  agent  in  the  Indian  nepartnunt,  ha<l 
always  pn'\ented  him  from  carrying  his  intention  uito  execution.  But  now 
when  he  heard  of  the  danger  to  whicli  the  garrison  was  exposed,  and  his 
beloved  niece  in  particular,  he  lost  not  a  moment  in  appointing  a  deputy  to 
peri'(M'in  bis  duties  during  his  abs-nce,  and  collecting  tive-and-twenty  war- 
riors whom  he  knew  to  Ik;  not  only  devoted  to  liiin  but  the  most  resolute  <.)f 
the  Miami  race,  he  liurried  off  with  the  object  of  forming  a  sort  of  body- 
guard to  the  ladies  of  the  detachment  which  he  had  been  informed  had 
received  the  instructions  of  General  Hull  to  proceed  forthwith  to  F'ort 
Wayne.  Had  he  had  rci'son  to  doubt  the  faith  of  the  Pottowatomies 
'.ntended  to  form  the  escort  of  the  dctiichment  generally,  he  might  and 
would  have  brought  with  him  a  much  larger  force;  but  it  w;is  not  until 
after  he  had  traversed  almost  the  whole  of  the  one  hundred  and  eighty  miles 
which  he  and  his  party  bad  ridden  without  rest,  that  be  obtained  informa- 
tion of  the  Indian  disalTection.  Alarmed  IfSt  he  should  be  too  late,  he  and 
his  party  urged  their  harassed  steeds  to  greater  speed,  and  having  made  a 
signal  to  the  garrison,  which  was  seen  by  Ronayne  through  the  telescope 


t   ' 


T 

^1 


•*  WAu-NAK-oTO ;  on, 

ho  kopt,  constantly  to  l.is  t>yc,  the  ^n  was  fired,  Iho  flnff  wave.l  ami  the 

±:"  f'*^-''  •"   '"':.^ '  ^ '/'''.  "'.'.'I'  l-l'ahiii.y.  in  drowning  hU  w    S     "f    .,m 
man.i  saved  the  lite  .,t  l.is  friend  and  relative 

"  Well    lOllen,  my  hne."  ,)ro|H,.se.l  Cant.   Headlov  after  a  Lru-^l  <le(il  nf 
conversation  on  the  subjeel  of  l'h..ir  ,K.itiV.„  had  tak'',.    1^  .    ?  sU  H       t 

bap{ilymCh.cairo   what  say  you  ...our  all  di.m..  |,e  e  to.re.her*    With 

Sfth;et  i^ii  n''7"  r-  'r-'^  ^'"^  '^'^^  "'"^-  ^^^  havo^im  a  ^.w  b' : 

a  re,^ret  t'E  hi        "^     ''  ',"  t'"'*  ^""^  ""'^'"'^  ''«"1^'''  '"''''"^  "I-  ->lv  with 
>M    , ''l!''\'''''V'',r  '"'•'  ""'"ccurred  at  a  happi.-r  perio.l  ••      ' 

ainntr  t<    be  prepaied.     All   I  ask  vs  the  assistance  of  Mrs.  Elmslev  and 
Ronaynes  servants.     \\,th  their  aid  my  own  nervants  can  e;erco  ,Hve 
manaiii!  something  for  a  dinner."  contiue  to 

"/>«..  ././,«„.v,  ,.>a;««,v  /"  exclaimed  the  Iierenloan  and  resolute  eaptiin 
I  can  see  no  reason  why  because  we  are  to  be  shot  down  and  n eH  .p; 
eaten  to-morrow,  vve  should  not  enjoy  the  pleasure  of  a  little  s^'  al  e  E 
and  drinking  ourselves  to-day  i  \  am  not  one  to  lament  fru  essly  o  c'r  t  S 
whieh  cannot  bo  avoided.  Suffieient  for  the  dav,  as  scripture  hi  i  is  t 
evil  thereof  I  certainly  go  in  for  the  <lin,.er  and  a  glass'ot'  la  n  U  wiU 
eigllttr- ''""'""■'"  '"^  '  '^='^"  -valiowei  within  XLttl;;" 

what  highways  and  byways  are  leluJ  C  ^ni  ^^t  ^  ^  gLK' ""r 
you  have  not  seen  Mrs.  P^  inslev  sinee  «!><,  wn.  "  "'«■  uit  uis.     uncle, 

njarn.^  bell.  SI.  wii,  tl^^:^  t :::t  ^isr^^j'tin::^  z 

^.e  way.  ,I.!dley,  all  th.e  troubles  t^^'^o     ^,1  'KHt^  Ua^ 
IS    he  amuversary  not  only  of  my  birth  but  weddin.r  day  "     "        ' 

God  bless  you !"  said  her  husband,  tenderly  embracing  her  "  and  .rrant 
o  Im  grea  mercy  that  you  may  see  many  returns  of  the  day  unde"  S 
brighter  and  more  auspicious  circumstances  t"  ^ 


CHAPTER  XIX. 

It  was  a  curious  sight-one  that  eould  only  have  been  witnessed  in  . 
military  community,  used  to  scenes  of  evcitemr.nf  n,,^  witnessed  m  a 
danger-to  see  unier  the  roof  of  Z  ct;m  ,"  .^/JL^tT:::,'  ''^^ 
not  only  men  but  delicate  and  educated  and  hi.^h  iaccom^^ 
partaking,  with  seeming  unconcern,  of  a  meal  wilS  eah7IttllTlT' 
last  but  one  they  were  fated  to  taste  on  enrt),  .nV  V  •/  '<^'\in'g»t  be  the 
of  Damocles  sus^nded  over  th  S  he "ds     ^  1,  ''"'"  m"^  '^''  ''''''^ 

banish  fVom  theLnd  an;^ '::;it':?te  ^  ^o^:^;  f^lf  T?  '' 
yet  with  the  conviction  strong  ut  their  hearts  that  none  of  them "^uUevS 


t 


THE   MASSACRE    AT   OniCAao. 


lire  to  SCO  Fort  Wnyni'.  ITioy,  nevertheless,  talked  seriously  nnd  dcprc- 
catinijly  of  the  cliungc  thoy  would  find  betwefsn  the  two  quarters — the  one 
jiiHt  overtt)|ipinf^  thi<  wild  Huts  of  <  »hio,  like  a  solitary  oiihis  in  the  desert; 
the  other,  that  which  thvy  were  about  to  leav. — rich  in  rides  and  drives, 
ofl'ering  every  facility  and  amusement  to  the  lover  of  the  t^un  and  of  the  rod — 
to  those  whose  taslt!  led  tlu'in  to  prefer  rowiiiij  over  the  comparatively  tiny 
Witters  of  the  Chicago,  or  sailing  along  the  broad  expanse  of  tlic  noble 
Michigan.  IJut  they  could  not  w  holly  succeed  in  chcatnit.^  themselves  intw 
temporary  forgetfulness  of  the  much  that  was  to  int.>rvcn(^  before  that  change 
could  be  effected.  Now  and  then  there  would  be  a  painful  pause  in  the 
conversation  ;  and  then  as  each  glanced  into  the  eyes  of  each,  and  could  dis- 
tinctly read  the  tlominant  thought  that  was  passing  in  his  uiind,  another 
attcnij)t  would  fulluw  to  give  a  tone  of  inilitl'er«iice  to  the  subject. 

Not  so  with  tlie  humbler  portion  of  the  garrison.  <  >n  the  contrary,  there 
was  no  attempt  to  conceal  from  each  other,  or  from  themselves,  the  magni- 
tude and  exte!it  of  the  danger  that  awaited  thorn  ;  but  in  proportion  as  they 
ovcn  nuignitied  the  peril,  so  was  their  determinatam  increased  to  defend 
themselves  and  families  if  itttackinl,  to  tlu'  last.  The  single  men  talked  in 
groups,  and  hesitated  not  to  condemn  in  strong  language,  the  course  pursued 
bv  their  commanding  oHicer,  for  it  AVas  obvious  to  all  that  had  he  at  the  first 
decided  on  defending  tln^  fort,  the  [ndiais  never  would  have  ncU'd  in  the 
insolent  and  hostile  manner  they  bad  manifested  ;  and  even  if  they  had,  the 
provisions  and  ammunition  preserved,  they  might,  with  this  newly  arrived 
strength,  have  made  a  defence  of  months  again^  their  treachery.  The 
])rincipal  spokesmen  were  Serjeant  Ni.\on,  Corpu.  K  (ircen  and  Weston, and 
rhillips,  Case,  Watson,  ;tnd  lieLfarmo,  who  having  been  the  hist  wlio.se  for- 
tune  it  had  been  to  smell  |><)-..>ier  .against  the  Indians,  were  considered  as 
being  more  immediately  competent  to  speak  on  the  occasion.  Such  of  the 
married  men  as  were  off  guard  passed  what  hours  they  could  in  consoling 
and  siisfaining  the  courage  of  their  [wor  wives,  who  wept  bitter  tears  and 
uttered  ceaseless  lamentations,  not  so  much  oil  account  of  the  trials  that 
awaited  themselves  as  their  helpless  children,  in  a  distressing  marcli  through 
the  wilderness,  which  they  regarded  with  nearly  as  great  horror  as  the  toma- 
hawk of  the  Indian  itself. 

To  return,  however,  to  the  tpmrters  of  the  commandant.  It  must  not  be 
assumed  that  because  the  excell-nt  claret  of  that  officer,  to  which  had  been 
added  a  few  lK)ttles  saved  from  .Mr.  McKenzie's  private  stock,  was  enjoyed 
with  a  gusto  not  habitual  to  men  in  the  same  position  with  our  little  band 
of  martvrs,  there  was  the  disposition  to  drown  care  through  that  very 
templing  medium,  or  to  indulge  in  the  slightest  degree  in  excess  :  or  if  there 
was  an  exception  it  was  to  be  found  in  Von  Voltenberg,  who  managed  now 
and  then  dexterously  to  top  olf  an  extra  glass,  until  by  repeated  little 
mancBuvrcs  of  this  kuid  he  had  in  the  end  been  (me  bottle  ahead  of  hi.'' 
companions.  Soon  after  dinner  Rmiayne,  whose  spirits  had  been  cheered 
on  the  one  hand  and  depressed  on  the  other  by  the  letter  of  his  wife,  hud, 
at  the  suggestion  of  Mrs.  Headley,  read  for  the  satisfaction  and  information 
of  all  the  document  addnssed  to  himself;  and  when  this  was  concluded, 
exciting  in  the  minds  of  all,  and  particularly  those  yet  unacquainted  with  the 
contents,  renewed  interest  in  Ivr  fate,  the  ladies  withdrew  to  complete  such 
of  their  arrangements  for  the  march  as  were  still  necessary.   Un  their  depart- 


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WAU'WAN-OEE  i    OB, 


an 


vaii,  .v  „f  ,,„,.  Mi,„„i,  ».^rK:;:r::.^;;;.il":;;  ;;:;;;;;.'■:■'■  ■■'  "■• 
'It*  .Lily' 1,'^^^^^        "'*■  ■""••i  "i'l.  .ha.  .r  ,;,.„:,; 

.»a,  ,.c,„  a  J„_>,i||"j,'^  i,„l'l„,.  ;:;'"■  '"'"'""•  "'"  "PP-"l'i'y  may  mi 

«..t.a,...,i.  .„a'.  .,r  ;;;',i,:o:„m  i"',i;;''i,7'-''' "«'"'  ■"  "'»'^''  > '»-  ^«' 

"  I'ass  the  wino,  Hcjidlcy."  resunitti  his  r..liitiv«      •>  r     .  i 

morninfr:  ami  y,^  b  iw "  "  '  Z-  ■'"">'  "^''"P.v'""  ""til  tu-,„om.w 

f,  ,  aim  ^((u  Know  we  Imvc  otlicr  work  cut  out  for  iw      I  iciii    ■      i 
give  you  an  out  in.,.— ,•,  very  •Kk('!<.ton  ..f  »!,..  i  ■       ,  "    ""'^'^^ 

%^n.  a,ai„.t  St  C.i,  J.{t^;:;j;!,^l  Ih^u.^ "Jv^r;^  -J"^  ""' 

nary  kmd.     He  wl  ^i  ZilV    i   U'     .'""T  '''""''.  ^'"^  '"'^"^  '^"^'  ^^'  "'>  "''li- 

cii.ll  chiefs  of  the  tribe  wo'/n?'  V  '  "  "-"^  ^>'  """"  "'  '''"  P'"'"- 
bittle,  into  widch  h     ,,;,..  tr:         '  "-^  "  '""•  '""^  ^'■'""^'''  ''''"  ^•> 

mode  of  iit\.  vou, ;  V '  ^1^  -1     '!""''"•;■  T1-^r '°  '^'^  '^"""-  ''■'''« 

such  thatlw'nevere^^;  Wd  ,  5  ^^■•/'"'^  "r"  '^'"'Inf-l.'.wn  hi„.  was 
tion..  or  a  desire  to  re  u  U,.  m  X  ii  -^"'"V"  ■ ''"'  ''"'^  *•''  "'^'  "^^'-i»- 
the  Indians  and  (f.'.KTH  S      '  ■^;  ,/^''/'';  '"'i'' "f  ""  ^"""1 '^•'tHe  between 

strenirth  in  the  ranks  of  tho   Mi  ,  f  •        i  *'"  ""''  ^'-"''^'"  P^'sonal 

ject,  entered  with  ail  the  ,  d  1   n,    ^  "'''"'  '"  '"^^"''  ""  ^''^'  «»b. 

that  a  greater  num  " .  of  tl?    \  "'""•'• '."'<>  <""t  contest,  and  it  w.«  said 

other  i^ii^iuud'I^i;!  I  ,.^''':;;r;;;.;i:7*  ^  ^"-^ 

e^tinialion  of  his  tribe      13,^  ,1  .V'"  .""'  '''"'"''  ''"''"  '^^•<^'*  "'  the 

ce.s  had  the  effect     •  Hi  7^  c'rcumstance  of  his  prowess  and  sue- 

arms,  he  for  1  'Lt '^me  b  „T  rT''?'  '''?'"'  "'  *^""'  '^^  ''"'  ^'^'"'■'•'"^'''n 
to  his  own  race  an  ™  K  i  n  r  '1  ""^  ^"'^■■''^  ^^'-""^^  '^'^  '"'^  ''-"'-■ 
o.ie  Indian  at  least    o.   I      .  '^  '^^"i  "'*-'  P''"^  ^y  ^''^^"^'-i'  i"  ''^"''  ti"lit 

hawkan  rit  i  tin.  nrT.'T'™'''!  ''"'',''■''•  ^■^'"""  '^-"""'  '-  to;,!.' 
one.  abandlk  l.^  adU^"!*  ""  "l  -t''i"'y-»--'"ed  resolution  he  at 

hastened  to  0.r^^"rT\^  ^S^CV'' ^':'^"'''  '''^'  '""^  '^''''^'•^"'  '"^'^ 

he  was  Ldudly  fm„loyJd  nHnnin  n  '"''  '"',  •'''^"^'^^-     %  "'■'^'  •'"i'^'-''- 

»    uiy  tmpioytd,  pnncipally  as  a  scout,  almost  up  to  the  close  U'  the 


first 


tin  1MM4CHK   AT    CniOAUO.  wf 

war;  and  during  it«  coiiliiiuaiice  many  wero  tho  diirinyf  feniM  ho  performed. 
Ono  j'xtitnpli'  millet  »utHci'. 

A  Hhorl  liiiii'  prtvious  to  the  tfroat  baitlo  of  1704,  Wflln,  on  wliom  (iencrai 
Wiiytu'  iiii.l  .oht'irrt'tl  iliu  raiili  of  cuptwn.  took  with  him  a  mihullnrn  and 
clcvoii  uu'M.  for  llif  iiiirpoH."  of  wiitohini,'  th.-  uiovt-mnntM  of  }m  old  nmi- 
punionsin  iirnix.     Ili^  mi'ii  Wi«r>'  nil  well  truin.il  to  t\w  picnliiir  iluty  tlmy 
Wiire  ciillt'd  upon  to  |u'rforni,  and,  iif'tT  liiiviii)r  niarclu-.l  ihvi-o  (lay>  with  ii 
caution  ami  knowl.'ilm't"  of  thf  fort-^t  scureily  HurpaHMfd  i)y  tlio  Iniliaiis  tlieni- 
mlv.s,  found  thai  tiu-v  w.-r.^  on  tJu'  fr.wh  trail  of  the  enemy,  allhou}fh  how 
many  in  iiumlK-r  tla-y  <ould  n.)t  t.'ll.     They  followwl  icisurt'ly  until  niu^ht, 
wlicn  hnviuji  seen  Inil  niw.  lai^jc  frifainpnv  nl,  t'apt.  Wdln  canm  to  iIk^  de- 
termination, if  the  dinparity  of  numl)t'rs  sliouM  not  Ix'  tfH>  |,'roat,  of  attaukinff 
tlu-m.     Kviry  disposition  was  made.     The  parly  crt-nt  ctiutiously  near  them 
and  tli-n  lay  «lown  in  anil.iish,  wliii.-  their  l.-ad.T.  as  had  hi'.-n  arranged,  en- 
tercid  their  (•amp  tVarlisslv  and  us  a  friend,  and  sat  himself  down  on  the  right 
of  llio  cirolH,  nipidlv  counting  tlnir  nu?nl)eis  as  lie  did  so.     Tliore  were 
found  to  bo  twenty-two  warriijrn  with  ono  squaw.     On  being  interrogated 
lie  state.l  that  he  had  just  eome  from  the  British  Kort  Miami,  and  wa.s  on 
his  way  to  stii  uj)  the  Indians  to  tight  (^'ucral  Wayne.     Ah  he  declared 
himself  very  hungry  tl»e  squaw  liospit!d)ly  put  sum*!  iiominy  on  the  tire  to 
warm  for  his  supj.er,  of  which  he  had  intended  to  partake  abundantly  had 
not  a  misapprehension  on  the  part  of  his  men  hastened  the  moment  ot  action, 
and  embittered  all  the  satisfactior\  he  would  otherwise  have  derived  Irom  his 
Buccess.     A  m.ition  of  his  hand  was  to  luive  been  a  signal  to  fire,  each 
selecting  his  man;  and  the  party,  conceiving  tlial  he  had  given  this,  acted 
prem  'urtdv,  not  onlv  depriving  him  of  his  supper,  which  was  not  yet  ready, 
and  ot  which  he  stood  in  great  need,  but  killing  the  unfortunate  scjuaw  who 
was  standin'r  up  stilling  it  at  the  time,  and  whom  lie  liad  intended  to  save. 
The  next  mmiient  the  formidable  and  dn-aded  tomahawk  of  i\w  cnptain  went 
to  work  among  the  survivors,  and  out  of  the  tw.nty-two  warriors  but  three 
escaped;  he  himself  receiving  a  woun.l  from  a  ramrod  shot  through  his 
wrist  and  his  lieut.'iiaut  being  hit  by  a  bullet  in  the  thigh.     The^greatest 
havoc  committed  on  this  occasion  was  bv  Wells  himself,  and  it  was  his  boast 
that  in  Wavue's  war  Ik*  had  slain  a  far  greater  number  of  Indians  than  be 
liad  killed  Americans  throughout  the  contest  with  St.  Clair;  and  coUindeed 
must  have  been  the  determination  of  the  man  who  could  com{)Osedly  sit 
down  alonu  and  in  the  fac.'  of  twenlv-two  warriors,  some  of  whom  it  might 
liave  been  expected  would  liave  recogni.-,e.l  him,  or  to  whom  accident  might 
have  betrayed  the  proximitv  of  his  party,  and  resolve  to  dispatcb  an  ample 
supiier  betWre  proceeding  to  the  work  of  blood.     But  these  were  the  usages 
<,f  the  war  in  whi.di  he  had  been  educated,  and  a  nobler  and  more  generouH 
heart  than  that  of  Captain  W\dls  never  beat  beneath  the  war-paint  of  an 

Indian.  ,  ., 

Such  wius  the  man  the  outline  of  whose  story  we  haye  necessarily  con- 
densed who  now,  at  tlie  head  of  those  Indians  whom  he  once  fought  for, 
and  subse.iuentlv  against.  <-ame  u.  protVer  his  aid  to  the  unfortunate  garrison 
of  Fort  Di-arboni.  What  such  an  arm  and  such  (hiring  might  have  accom- 
plished, had  circumstances  combined  to  second  his  ettorts.  can  easily  be  RUr- 
inised ;  but.  unfortunately,  al!  was  now  of  no  avail,  for  tlie  very  smew.s  of 
succeaL  hud  been  wrung  from  him,  and  lie  felt  tliat  the  utmost  desperation 


98 


WlP-JTAft-otl  J   m^ 


of  cottinsfe  mimt  f^,  InmifncVni  to  Kt,.n.  •».    .•  i      t 

in  «uit  fur  ,h..ir  ,,r..v  ..,.".   r,   "'-'''*  /'!'''  ,"    ""r*""^  t''"'  "^uM  li« 

«.HU...  n..tl,ini  would  hav     I.    U  V'^  '"  *""'  "'""^'""^  """''• 

pmirit.  with  tl..,  (hIh,.  lV„t,.;,u  ,,    '  l'   ''"'""  ••n<"»u'iN'r  on  th-op,.,, 

oon.i.|..rati,.,,H  timt  w..i:;|,.'l  ,:  1"'  h"  "  '"""  "!  ^"l'*-;     ^.n.  wnv  tl,« 

«trnn.  dH,..,io„  tor  UU  n  1>  .  Z^,      , '  j'  T!    '  /*"  T'"'"  '"'"""^  '""  '''^ 
l""l  nevor  iWr^ott,.,.  tho  oo.  .s     , tvl   "  h    ^      TT  '"  '""'  •"""1'""""^  '"' 

nn.l  oft..,.  an,|  .,,t.„,  .i,,,;;      ',''''';'"*'' ''"  "■"'  '"'  •"■"•'"-■"  "^  '''"'-'If; 

;h.  ..i^a. ...,., , .;.  :i:::.:u';;;;:'i;:i't;;:t:-..  ii.;;;r-;':i 

«t  an  a.hantairo  j,,  J,..  „,or7,i  J  u-         ,"""  ""'>' "':'■" '""•"'■fain  to  tnk« 
tho  on.,  hoinsr  station...!  on  ^  »J'^  'liv,.!..,!  into  tw.,  >vatel...H— 

f>,.,lin^  to  all  alvw  U      ;     :    'C;*;^"'  ."  tl...  n...;,nti,„.,  ,,,,,_,,,;: 
bu.1  N.-ar.  olv  tasted  ^         ''^  ''''"''  ''"■  l'"'  1'^^'  "v..k  th.-y 

«clvanta.-..,H>.  MKUHH.r  to  d  t    (  ,m  MJ.  mv    ll^^^^'^^^^^  "'""   "'  "'"   '"'-' 

'  •'«->^ta(j;  a  point  wImto  .hrJn-  ,  / '  i"  '  '"'^""  '"■'  '"'"  ^'^'l'""  "^•="-  the 
tho  ston.l.„use.  and  other  outKd.,s?5  'x^i"  '"''""""^'  '^>  '•"'^'^»  -^ 
i'ot  didindt  for  ,,  cautions  on...  '  ,  '       '  '  ''^'i"''*''  =  "'"'"'•  «"ver  it  was 

lie  had  n.,t  l„...n  at  this      i"h    ij'   '''  '  f      i"  '''f  ^'  .""l"''-'-'iv-l. 
cover  in  tl...  .larkn-.s  ,|,e  ,.,'",'"""■  "'"':"  '"'  »"""''^'l  1'^'  '-'I'l  cIIh- 
ground  uln-..h  had  heon  L  J        th    ,   „      ,'  "T"''  •■''"'*'""'>   "'^•■'-  ^h" 
gain  th.  rear  of  th.,  factor  ■  U       '    '  /""  ,  ^'""•""l'^'  ^''"''•^'vonn.  to 

was  no  answer.  Expedin'-.  to  s,  e  ,  i  S  r  •' '""'  "'""f"'.^'  ^'''^  thero 
Bite  co,er.,f  the  buil  hn,.  h,.     ,    i  tu'  "'""  :"'"'^""-  '■''•'"  "'-  "I'P"- 

«onje«tur..,l.  it  i;.ll  upon  U,  ...  It)  .^r  7"  ""  """"  •^''"•'  ^^•'""-  '•-  '-  '  "^ 
Th..  d.all..n,r.,  was  repe,  'd       t    1      r  """'  I'V'-''""""^'  '^  ^vi<l.■.•  circuit. 

P'^rfeetly  .tationarv.  V  t  ird  i,.,.  '•'"'."  "Tf  if  ""^^"'■'"^'  '•'™"inoJ 
being  returned  1.;.  verv  i  ".■  mK  h  ell  "S""  /j''"'  I'"^-''  '"«'  "-  a.mwer 
apparently  sh..t  d.'ad.  "  ^        ^  '""'''  '''""'  ^'"-  ''o'»''e  fell  ,„  the  earth 

The  r..port  at  that  hour  of  t,ie  ni.dit  reitii.-.llv  i 

Jnotiun,  and  brou^d.t  every  one  I.  ti .  <n  ,  %  "T'^,  "^  ^"""^  ''"'*>  ••<"  ^om- 
ro...n.  but  the  w.:;t.d,  that  h  d  h,  vn'  tin  "l  -'"^^  ''"'  "^r^  ^""^  '^'^''^ 
upon  then.  h,.ds.  R.,navne.  who  S  •  ! ^^  ^'  T'T"^  "^  "'^>'  ^^"^^. 
he  tune  n  the  act  of  c.;mj,K.ti,..  a  u  J  wu  w  [  "' ;'";  f"""'"^^"'  ^^'^  ''^ 
to  Ins  wife.  ,n  which,  afte.' ,,ourh,„  ,;  7|  j''  "  '*!  '''V'^"'  »''"'-^"  in  .'..ply 
expre.«;on,s  of  devotion,  ho  l.r.^ed  h..  |     .t n     .  ",  ""  '""'*'  i'VI-'^-i'""^^'l 

hope  of  lutiu-e  happiuess  on  ...irth      '    ";■ '"  "'"^'^V"""'"-'''"'""^  ''V  ^^^^ry 


I 

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TUB   UAMArKII    AT   (IIIICAGO. 


J 


' 


und  «iirc('ii«fiilly."  he  con<'lui|«'il,  "  if  vou  ur«i  nut  wur  to  flidtrmH  m«»  hy  a 
kuowli><lui(  <if  your  proximity  to  duiii^t-r.  II',  on  th«'  eontrury,  yuit,  in  your 
griMit  lintl  (Ifiir  lo\i',  pi'mint  m  your  i|i'»i(;r»,  J  I'wl  tlmt  I  f  hull  pi'iii^h  iiV«»  a 
coward.  I  inclo«i'  you  n  part  of'  mysi'lf,  iu  the  nif»titimM — :i  luvk  yf  niy 
hair." 


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hPHriiiK  lh»>  report  "f  the  niuokt't  u  f'curful  Tnilt^Jivitll,' 
bilii,  for  ho  krutw  that  thi*  wan  uhout  tliu  hour  whttti  W  uunaii^iti  had 
prumiM'd  to  lomti  for  hi-*  Icttnr,  ami  lio  hurrii-d  to  ii«ct'rtairi  «liat  hail  okU- 
•iiiiii'il  til"  iliM'harj^i'.  TIki  rt'Hult  of  his  iifiuiry  vnut  tint  salisl'uotory.  Had 
the  wlml.  iiuiiuii  I'urcii  Ufi'ii  ilincovun-il  ^ti'iiliiij^  u|n,ii  and  surrniimlin^f  tluin 
for  a  nii(lit  altaik,  tlit-y  woulil  not  haxf  carritd  half  tin:  dismay  to  hm  houI 
that  hu  I'Xptrit'Mci'd  whuii  I'orporal  Coiliui  told  him  that  lie  had  tired  at  n 
■olitarv  iiidiNidii.il  who  wnn  cn-fping  up  to  tlu'  f>)it  aud  would  not  aiihwor, 
ulth(iUi,di  I'll  illiriu"'il  tliri'i'  tiincH. 

" L'oriionii,"  lit'  haid,  iu  a  low  loni-,  "  I  hav.*  t-vi'r  l»t'n  a  Hlauiicli  fii<.'nd  to 
you,  atid  by  thnt  uuluc.ky  (dint  you  havn  di'»troyi'il  m»'.  'J'hc  ymni  yuu 
tirtd  at  was  \V  ,iu-iiaH-K»'t',  1  fefl  iwHured.  He  wiw  coniiiij;  for  u  U^lU't  from 
ni')  to  Mrs.  Uctmyii'-  wlm  is  a  |iri»oner,  nut  with  utln-r  liidiaim  us  wo  had 
HUppoM'd,  hut  in'  tlu-  I'oltowuloiiiio  cainji.  'Ilit^  only  way  you  lau  i-pair 
this  wruiijr  is  by  tfoiiii,'  out  «tt!i!if!tly  throu^;h  the  isally-port  and  examining 
the  Ixidy  to  hci;  if  it  really  is  lu'." 

"  Look,  look,  look  !"  said  tli.-  corporal,  who  had  kept  his  eye  tix<'d  on  the 
dark  shadow  hitlicrlo  iiiutioiili'ss  <>n  (In-  '.'liiiuI  ;  "  In'  is  not  dtiid—soi',  he 
rises,  and  walks  rapidly  luit  st<'altliilv  in  tli«'  direotioii  he  was  takiii;,'  when  I 

"  And  that  is  to  tlu'  rear  of  the  htockade,  wIkto  he  has  discovered  soino 
secret  entrain  e,  perhaps  in  oonseqiienei-  of  thi-  picketlnii  haviiiix  rotted  awav 
k'luw.  Not.  a  word  of  lliis,  Collins.  If  it  is  h.-.  as  1  feel  assured  it  is,  he  will 
go  out  af^ain  s.'oii,  and  you  must  see  tiiut  he  is  not  interfered  with.  Ho 
must  l>eur  my  letter  to  my  wife." 

"  Vou  may  depend  upon  it,  Mr.  llonayne.  In'  shall  not  be  toui  lied.  1  will 
again  keep  (hat  post  niysilf." 

The  Vir,nnian  was  ri;,flit.  He  had  not  two  minutes  retcaiiUMl  his  room, 
when  u  shi;ht  tap  at  the  window  aiiiiouiieed  his  yniintf  and  faithful  visitor. 
He  Hew  to  the  door,  o[)ened  it,  and  taking  the  boy  by  the  hand,  let  him  in. 
He  was  p.il.'r  than  usual,  anil  the  expression  of  his  eounteiiaiiee  denoted 
(•motion  and  an.xiety.  As  Uonjiyii''  east  his  eye  downwards  h.-  remarked  that 
his  left  hand  was  bound  round  with  a  iiaiidkerchief  of  ii  lij,dit  color,  through 
which  the  blood  was  fiacing  its  way 

"My  God:  Wau-nan-yee,  is  it  possible;"'  he  exdnhued,  ns  ho  grasped 
him  fi'rveiilly  by  tiie  o)iposite  palm  ;  "  were  vuu  hurt  by  that  shot  fired 
just  llowV" 

The  Indian  nodded  liis  head  alliinialively,  as  with  an  air  of  ehau;rin  and 
disappointment,  he  said,  "  No  good  lire,  llonuyn' — Wau-naii-goe  no  mind 
him  blood— Ingin  I'ee-to-tum  hear  gun  fire— .see  Wau-naii-gee  bund— know 
Wau-nan-gi'e  \isit  fort." 

llonayne,  seeing  that  the  youth  was  mortified  at  the  manner  of  his  recep- 
tion after  the  service  he  had 'rendered,  explained  to  him  fully  the  facts  of  the 
case.  He,  however,  told  him  that  he  had  spoken  to  the  man  who  had  tired 
at  him  under  the  idea  of  his  being  a  spy,  and  that  he  might  rely  that  nothing 


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of  the  sort  wr.uld  liappeii  on  liis  return.  Anxious  to  soe  tlio  extent  of  the 
inJL-ry  he  had  reoeiveil.  he  untied  the  handkcrehi.f,  waslicd  tho  wound,  and 
found  that  the  liullet  had  cut  away  the  tl.^shy  part  M'  the  pahii  ju'-t  under 
the  thunil).  but  without  touchi?!;,/ the  liom?.  A  htil.'  hnt  and  diachylon 
plastcriHoon  alfnnlcd  a  temporary  reni.dy  fur  this,  and  tlie  wiiole  having 
been  covered  with  a  light  hnen  bandage,  he  gave  the  youth  a  haltwuin 
)>air  of  loose  gauntlets  to  wear  if  he  felt  desirous  to  conceal  the  wound  from 
the  observatif  n  of  his  fellow  warriors.  This  done,  aid  Ins  h'lter  to  his  wile 
folded  and  i,'iv(,ii  to  the  safe  guardiansliip  of  the  boy,  with  whom  ho  made 
his  tinal  arrangements  for  a  reunion  as  circumstances"  might  rei.der  prudent 
and  ex])edierit,  he  finally  drew  him  to  his  heart,  and  expresscvl  in  tones  that 
could  not  fail  to  carry  conviction  of  tlu'ir  truth  as  well  as  deep  gratilicatioii 
to  the  generous  heart  of  Wau-iian-gee  the  extent  of  his  gratitude  and 
friendship. 

When  tii2  young  Indian  had  departed,  not  before  renewing  his  strong 
persuasion  to  induce  the  officer  to  accompany  him  to  his  wife,  llonayne,  de- 
tevmining  that  no  mistake  should  occur  in  th(i  comiiliance  of  both  his  direc- 
tions to  (V.rporal  Collins,  once  more  ascended  to  the  bastion  from  which  he 
had  soon  the  satisfaction  to  see  Wau-nan-gee  glide  away  in  the  direction  of 
his  encampment,  until  his  figure  was  soon  lost  in  the  distance. 


CIIAPTOR  XX. 

Mounted  upon  a  hot  nnd  liory  steed  which  Ills  uspiring  rider  aecmed  to  know. 

liichnrd  11. 

As  if  in  mockery  of  tlie  clima-t  of  trial  thev  were  to  be  made  to  undoro'o 
before  its  close,  the  15th  of  August,  1812,  dawned  tipon  the  inmates  of  Fort 
Dearborn  with   a  brilliancy   even  Mirpassiiig  that  of  the   iirc-eding   day. 
Well  do  we,  who  chronicle  these  events,  recollect  it;  for  while  the  little 
garrison,  in  recording  whose  fate  we  take  not  less  an  interest  than  our  read- 
ers can  in  the  perusal,  were  prep.aring  to  march  out  of  the  fort— to  abandon 
scenes  and  associations  to  which  long  habit  had  endeared  them,  and  with 
the  almost  certainty  of  meeting  xlealli' at  every  step,  we  stood  at  the  battery 
which  vomited  destruction  into  the  stroniihold  of  him  who  had  counselled 
and  commanded  the  iidvance  upon  Fort  VVayne.     ]•  has  been  a  vulgar  belief, 
fostered  by  his  f  nemies,  by  tli  )se  who  were  desirous  of  relieving  tlTemselves 
from  the  odium  of  i)artici|iation,  and  of  rising  to  power  and  consideration  by 
the  condemnation  of  their  chief,  that  the  position  of  General  Hull  was  one 
fraught  with  advantage   to  himself  and  of  disadvantage  to  his  enemies. 
Xothing  can  be  more  incorrect.     The  batteries,  to  which  wo  have  alluded, 
hf.d  so  completely  attained  the  range  of  the  Fort  of  Detroit,  in  the  small 
area  of  .\liicli  were  cooped  up  a  forci;  of  nearly  twentv--iive  hundred  men, 
thiit  everv  shot  that  was  fired  told  with  terrible  ettect,  anil  not  less  than  three 
ofhcers  ot  the  small  legular  f(M'ce  w.^rc*  killed  or  mutilated  bv  one  ball  passing 
throuirh  the  very  heart  of  their  private  apartments,  into  which  it  bail,  as  if 
searchiiigly  and  i;  Vidiou^ly,  found  its  way.     To  the  left,  moreover,  was  ano- 
ther floatmg  battery  of  large  ships  of  war,  preparing  to  vomit  forth  their 
thunder,  and  distract  the  garrison  and  divide  their  fire,  which  could  be  re- 


TUR   UABSAORK    AT   CHIOAOO. 


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turned  only  f'oni  their  iinmcdiiito  front  bearing  on  tho  river,  that  it  soon 
bocamo  CNidcnc  to  tho  besiogors  that  their  em^my  had  no  power  to  arrest  or 
eftei-tually  chi'ck  tfce  fury  of  tl  oir  attack,     ikit  not  this  alone.     Thousands 
of  liidiiins  had  occupied  "tlieffround  in  the  rear,  and  only  waited  tlie  advance 
of  the  JJriti-iii  columns,  furnished  also  with  artillery  for  an  assauU  in  another 
quarter,  to  rush  witli  the  ininiolating  tomahawk  upon  the  defenceless  inhabit- 
ants of  the  town,  and  complete  a  slaughter  to  which  there  would  have  been 
no  parallel  in  warfare.     They  could  not  have  been  restrained  ;  their  savagi; 
appetite  for  blood  must  have  been  ai)pease<l,  and  of  this  fact  General  Hull 
had  been  aj'prised.     Moreover,  live  hundi'ed  of  his  force  who  had  been  de- 
tached under  Colonel  Cass,  were  at  no  great  distimce,  and  had  an  ell'ectuul 
resistance  bee-i  made  at  Detroit— had  blood  been,  fis  they  would  liave  con- 
ceived, wantonly  spilt,  the  exiusperation  of  tho  Indians  would  have  been  such 
that,  in  all  probability.  Colonel  Cass  wo\dd  not  at  the  jjresent  day  be  a  can- 
didate fur  presidential  honors,  nor  would  any  of  his  force  have  shared  a 
better  fate.     All  these  things  we  state  impartially  and  without  fear  of  con- 
tradiction, because  they  occurred  under  our  own  eyes,  and  because  we  be- 
lieve that  the  people  of  the  United  States  do  not  understand  the  true  dith- 
culties  bv  which  General  Hull   was  beset.     It  may  be  very  well,  and  w 
correct  enough  in  tho  abstract,  to  say  that  an  officer  commanding  a  post, 
armed  and  -iarrisoru'd  as  Detroit  wiis,  ought  to  have  annihilated  their  asaail- 
ants,  but  where,  in  the  return  of  prisoners,  is  mention  made  of  artillerymen 
sufficient  to  serve  even  half  the  guns  by  which  the  fortress  was  defended? 
The  Fourth  Regiment  of  the  line  was  theie,  but  not  the  gallant  I<"ourth  Ar- 
tillery, and  every  soldier  knows  that  that  arm  is  often  more  injurious  to 
friends  than  to  foes  in  the  hands  of  men  not  duly  trained  to  it.     \\  ith  the 
exception  only  of  the  regiment  fii-st  named,  the  army  of  General  Hull  con- 
sisted whoUv  of  raw  levies  chietlv  from  Ohio,  expert  enough  at  tho  rifle,  but 
utterly  incompetent  to  serve  artillery  with  effect.     Agani,  the  greater  the 
number  of  men  the  L^reater  the  disadvantage,  unless  at  the  moment  of  assault, 
for  it  has  already  been  shown  that  the  British  battering  guns  had  obtamed 
the  correct  range,  and  half  the  force  had  only  canvas  to  coyer  them. 

We  pretend  not,  assume  not,  to  be  the  panegyrist  of  General  Hull,  but 
we  have  ever  been  of  o].inion  that,  as  he  expressed  himself  in  his  official 
despatch  to  the  comn;and!>rit  atC'hieago,  his  pri-uijial  anxiety  was  in  regard 
to  the  defenceless  iidud)itants ;  and  that  had  his  been  an  isolated  command, 
where  men  and  soldiers  oidy  were  the  actors,  no  consideration  would  have 
induced  him  to  lose  sight  of  the  order  of  the  Secretary  otW.nr— that  no  post 
should  lie  surrendered  without  a  battle.  If  he  erred  it  was  from  motives 
of  humanity  alone.  Ikit  we  return  from  our  short  digression  to  the  little 
party  in  Fort  Dearborn. 

As  we  have  before  remarked,  the  sun  rose  on  their  immediate  i.ropa.ration 
for  departure  with  a  seeniin<rly  mocking  brilliancy.  None  had  been  in  bed 
from  early  dawn  ;  iiml  as  both  officers  and  men  glanced,  for  the  last  time, 
from  the  "ramparts  upon  the  common,  they  saw  assembled  around  nearly  the 
whole  of  the  Indians,  with  arms  in  their  lumdr.,  and  though  not  ab^^olutely 
dressed  in  war  dress,  without  any  of  those  indications  of  warriors  prepared 
for  a  long  march,  such  as  that  meditated  by  the  troops,  while  their  tents  still 
remained  standing.  .  , 

'The  prospect  is  gloomy  enough,"  remarked  Captain  Wells,  gravely; 


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those  {cllows  have  evulently  bcpii  up  all  nifrl.t  an.l  watchinj;  the  fort  from 
a  disamct',  to  Hco  whether  an  attom|.t  niiiclit  nut  I,,;  iimac  to  'stral  a  mr.rch' 
upon  tlic.n  m  the  dark-look  yonder  to  tl,.-  l,.fi.  d(t  you  h...  that  i.an.l 
crouohmf,'  as  tl.o  light  ixvutnes  stroiijr..,.  h.hind  these  sand  hills  ?  Mark  mo 
w  ,t  that  IS  not  the  point  from  which  th.-y  will  make  their  attack,  if  attack 
us  ti.ey  do!  [..„•  mysolt  I  a.n  prepan-d  for  the  worst;  and  in  urdor  that 
ey  8hail  know  how  much  I  mistrust  th.m-„ay.  h.MN  ...rtain  I  an,  of  what 
hcvintend,  shall  head  tho  advanc  with  mv  hravo  warriors  painted  aa 
black  as  tiie  devd  hunselt.     And  so  to  prepare  ourselves  " 

_"  Corporal  Nixon,  pull  me  down  that  tla-."  ordered  Ensitr„  Ronavno, 
pomtini.  to  ,t  when  the  commanding  orticerJiad  -lesccndcd  to  ffive  d.reo- 
tions  lor  the  tormation  of  the  line  of  march-"  tiiat  is  my  especial  charge, 
and  he  who  may  take  a  fancv  to  it  must  win  it  with  mv  life." 

Ihe  corporal  r.,pliod  not.     He  was  not  awan,  of  the"  true  position  of  his 
young  olhcers  lady,  and  he  was  afraid  to  give  him  pain  bv  making  allusion 
to  her.     H,.,  however,  promptly  ol,cy.;d,  and  when  the  tia.'  was'  lowered 
and  the  lines  cut  away,  assisted  him  in  enfolding  it  somewhat  in  tho  tashiou 
of  a  fecotch  tartan  romul  his  bodv.  ^>^uwu 

At  the  m.)ment  when  the  tlag  came  down,  the  Indians  on  the  common  set 
up  a  tremendous  yell.  It  was  evidently  that  of  triumph  at  the  mmiistak- 
ablo  ('vidence  ot  the  immediate  evacuation  of  the  fort. 

The  hot  blood  of  Ronayne  could  not  sulfer  this  with  impunitv.  At  tho 
fu  e.v  ent  ot  his  lungs  he  pealed  back  a  yell  of  detiauee,  which  attracted  the 
ge  eial  no  ice  towards  himsell,  standing  erect  lus  he  did  with  (he  bri^rht  and 
brilliant  colors  of  tlie  silken  Hag  tlashing  in  the  sun.  Amoii  >•  those  who 
weio  nearest  to  lum  was  Pee-to-tuni.  over  wliose  wounded  eye  liad  been 
fnZu  '\"*''^''"'^.  '';'>"Jl-'';«:'l'i^'f  as  a  banu.-.ge.  Tlie  Chippewa  shook  his 
om,ihawk  menacingly  at  him,  and  motioned  as  though  he  would  represent 
the  act  of  tearing  the  tlag  from  his  body.  ^ 

The  shout  and  its  cause  were  lu-anl  and  known  below.  Captain  Headlev 
returned  to  the  rampart  and  with  much  e.xcil,.m..nt  in  his  manner  an  1  to,,/, 
inqnnvd  ot  the  young  othcer  wiial  he  meant  by  such  .mprudence  of  conduct 
at  such  a  moment-when  they  were  about  to  place  themselves,  almost  de- 
lenceless   at  the  mercy  ol  those  whom  h.;  so  wantonly  p,-ovoked. 

caliy,  to  talk  to  me  ,.t  imi>rudence,  who  but  follow  your  example  of  yes- 
terday  \\  here  was  the  prudence,  I  ask,  which  induec'd  you  to  com,„-omise 
not  only  your  owr^hfe,  but  the  lives  of  all,  in  spitting 'tirst,  thm  dashincr 
your  glove  into  tiie  face  of  the  Chippewa  .'"  " 

"  if  you  da,-e  to  (juestion  the  propriety  of  my  cr.n.luct,  sir,"  returned   his 
^>m.nau,lmg  oflice,-  *•  know  that  the  act  was  provoked-unavoidabie.  if  we 
would  lespec    ou,-.selves  and  command  the  respect  of  our  enemies.     Pee-to- 
timi  had  insulted  the  American  ).eople  by  contemptuously  tn.mplin.r  under 
foot  tiie  med,.a  that  had  been  given  to  him  l,y  the  President.     .Join  you 
ompany,  sir !    ^V  hat  toni  oolery  is  that  ?"  alluding  U,  the  manner  i n  wd, 
the  colors  were  disposed  of.     "  Remove  those  colors  •" 
],«  2        t^'mfoolery,"  returned  Ronayne,  his  cheek  paling  with  passion  as 
ho  de  eended  to  the  parade   "  means  that  1  know  whit  yo^  do  not  CaptaS 


laK   MASSACRE   AT    CUICAOO.  WW 

'•  Tills  fills  tho  mpfwuro  of  your  inaoleimo,  Mr.  Ronnyno,"  rotimiod  the 
cotnniiiinliint ;  "yim  will  Imvi!  u  heavy  account  lu  si-ttlc  by  tho  timo  you 
reacli  Fort  Wnvne." 

"  The  soont'r  tho  bettor ;  but  if  wo  do  icncli  it,  il  will  bo  from  no  merit  of 
arranjfcnv'nt  of  yours,"  ri'tunu-d  tiio  subaltern,  as  ho  placed  himself  in  his 
allotted  station  in  the  company. 

It  may  and  must  appear  not  onlv  surprisinff,  but  out  of  character  to  tiie 
reader,  that  such  language  shouki  pi.ss  between  two  oftieers— and  these 
unquestionablv  gentlemen— of  the  reijular  service— the  cm  in  command, 
the  other  tilling'  the  lowest  [,'nide  of  the  eommissioned  service;  but  so  it 
was.  'I'he  hi,<f|:  spirit  of  tli.;  VirL,niiiun  had  ever  manifested  deep  impatience 
under  what  h"  considered  to  be  the  unnecessary  irartinetism  of  ( "apt.  1  load- 
lev,  and  there  had  always  existed,  from  tho  moment  of  joining  of  the  former, 
a  disposition  to  run  restive  under  his  undue  exercise  of  authority.  This 
feeling  had  hcon  greatly  increased  since  the  resolution  taken  by  Oapt.  Head- 
ley  to' retreat  nftor  giving  away  the  presents  ami  ammunition  to  tli.^  Indians, 
not  only  hecaus,;  it  was  a  most  imjirudenl  step,  but  because  while  the  fort 
wiLs  maintained,  there  was  the  greater  chance  of  his  again  being  reunited, 
through  the  instrumenta'ity  of'  W'au-nan-gee,  to  his  wife.  Perhaps  had 
he  known  the  sincere  symjiathy  which  Capt.  Ileadley  entta-tained  for  him 
at  the  grief  occasioned  by  her  loss,  or  the  knowledge  he  had  obtained  of 
her  supposed  guilt,  which,  notwithstanding  all  their  littlo  ditt'erences,  he 
guarded  with  so  much  delicacy,  this  bitterness  of  feeling  would  have  been 
much  qualified  ;  but  he  w.ns  ignorant  of  the  fact,  and  only  on  one  occasion, 
and  for  a  moment  as  lias  been  seen,  suspected  that  Mrs.  Headl.iv  had,  under 
the  seal  of  coniidence  and  from  a  presumed  necessity,  betrayed  his  secret. 
If  the  history  of  that  time  did  not  record  thes(!  fre(iuent  and  strong  expres- 
sions of  dissatisfaction  and  discontent  between  the  captain  and  the  ensign, 
we  should  feel  that  we  were  violating  consistency  in  di-t:iiling  them ;  but 
they  were  so,  and  the  onlv  barrier  to  an  open  and  more  marked  rupture 
existed  in  tlie  person  of  M"rs.  Ileadley,  whom  Ronayne  loved  and  honored 
us  though  sh.'  hud  been  his  own  mother,  and  who,  on  her  part,  often 
pleadedliis  generous  warmlii  of  temi)erament  and  more  noble  (qualities  of 
heart  in  mitigation  of  the  annoyance  and  anger  of  her  husband. 


CUAPTER  XXI.  • 

Au.  beim^  now  ready,  the  gates  were  thrown  wide  open  for  the  last  exit 
of  i\w  detaeiiment,  and  the  little  column  sallied  forth.  In  the  van  rodo 
Captain  Wolls  and  his  little  band  of  Miamis.  whose  lugubrious  appearance 
likened  the  march  much  more  to  a  funeral  procession  than  to  tlie  move- 
ments of  troops  confident  in  themselves.  :ind  reposing  faith  in  those  whose 
services  had  been  purchased.  Next  came  thirty  men  of  the  detachment, 
and  to  them  succeeded  the  wagons,  containing,  besides  the  w^men  and  chil- 
dren and  sick,  such  stores  of  the  garrison,  including  spare  ammunition  with 
the  luggage  of  the  ofhcers  and  men,  as  could  not  be  dispensed  with.  Ihirty 
mtn  composing  the  remaining  subdivision  of  the  healthy  portion  of  the  de- 
aichment,  brought  up  the  rear.    Their  rout  3  lay  along  the  lake  shore,  while 


id 


04 


HX 


WAU-NAN-OEE  ;    OR, 


the  Indiiins  moved  in  »  parallel  lino  with  thorn,  separated  only  by  a  long 
rani;o  of  sandiiills. 

Unlh  I'xi'i'lliMit  horsewomon.  and"  motinffd  on  HpJendid  clifiiL^i'i-s  wlioao 
pood  |ioiiits  liad  for  ywirs  been  jirow,!  by  (liutii  in  liuir  mimi'iui's  riiics  in 
tbn  ni'i-,dib(irlio(>d,  Mrs.  Ib^adlcy  and  Mrs.  Klinsh-y,  with  Hoiiavnt'on  horse- 
ba('k,  bmiioht  up  the  o.\trt'ine  rear.     The  foriiKM-,  iiabitt^d  in  a  ridinuj  drew 
which  fitted  admirably  to  hor  noblo  and  graocCid  fiifure,  wa.s  cool  and  col- 
lected as  thouf,di  her  rido  were  one  tf  mere  ordinary  parade.     [»e,.p  thou!,dit 
til-  re  was  in  iier  couiitenance,  it  is  irue.     Less  than  woman  bad  >lie  been 
had  n<.n(^  been  observable  there  ;  but  of  that  unijuiet  manner  which  belonj^s 
to  the  nervous  and  the  timid,  tlicro  wtin  no  trace.     She  spoke  to  Mrs.  Klms- 
'^J'T-who  also  manifested  a  firmness  not  eoniinon  to  a  woman,  to  (,ao  under 
similar  circumsiamvs,  but  still  of  a  le.ss  decided  character  than  that  of  her 
companion — of  indillerent  subjects,  expressin^j;,  among  otiier   tilings,  her 
regret  that  they  were  then  leaving  for  ever  the  wild  but  beautifully  ro- 
mantic country  in  which  they  had  passed  so  many  happy  days.     "  How  we 
shall  ainuso  ourselves  at  Fort  Wayne,'"  she  coiiciiided,  after  one  of  those 
remarks,   'heaven  only  knov/s ;  for' altlumgh  1  spijnt  a  great  part  of  my 
girlhood  there,  1  confess  it  is  the  most  dull  station  in  which  i  have  ever  been 
quartered." 

"  How,"  remarked  Ronayne,  with  an  effort  at  gaiety  his  looks  belied, 
"can  the  colors  !)o  better  llanked  than  by  two  ladies  who  unite  in  them- 
selves !ill  the  chivalrous  courage  of  a  Joan  d'Arc  and  a  Jeanne  d'Amboise. 
Really,  my  dear  Mi-a.  Headley,"  glancing  at  the  black  ;norocco  belt  girt 
around  lier  waist,  and  from  which  protruded  the  handles  oi  two  jjistol* about 
eiglit  inches  in  length,  "  ^  wuiild  advise  no  Pottowatomie  to  aiiprouch  too 
near  you  to-day." 

"  1  think  1  may  safely  second  your  recommendation,  Jlonayne,"  she  an- 
swered, as  uncovering  the  front  of  her  saddle  she  exhibited  a  short  ritle 
which  her  rding  habit  concealed,  "  or  thev  may  find  that  my  lif  •  has  not 
been  pa^^M-d  in  the  backwoods,  without,  .'^oine  little  practical  knowledge  of 
the  use  of  arms.  vV'hen  we  were  first  married  at  Fort  Wayne,  Ibjadley 
taught  me  to  fire  the  pistol  and  the  ritle  with  equal  adroitness,  and  I  have 
not  forgotten  my  practice." 

"  And  1,"  said  Mrs.  Elnisley,  "though  loss  formidably  provided,  have 
that  'lich  may  serve  me  in  an  emergiiicy— see  here,"  aiid  she  drew  from 
the  l.jsom  of  her  riding  dress  a  double-barrelled  pistol,  somewhat  smaller 
than  those  of  Mrs.  He.ulley. 

•'Well  provided,  both  <>(  you,"  said  the  Virginian,  "and  1  was  correct  in 
saying  iliat  the  color  and  the  color-bearer  were  well  iruarded,  but  hark  I 
what  is  that !" 

Several  shots  were  fired.  They  were  <lischargod  by  the  Indians,  wan- 
tonly destroying  the  cattle  browsing  around  the  njad  by  which  they 
advanced. 

Such  will  be  our  fate,"  exclaimed  the  officer  with  the  excitement  of  in- 
dignation ;  "shot  down,  no  doubt,  like  so  many  brutes." 

At  th.it  moment  Captain  Headley  grdlopcd  up  from  the  rear,  he  having 
been  the  last  to  leave  the  fort.  Ilonaync's  words  were  overheard  by  him, 
and  he  demanded,  hii'^tily  and  abruptly  : 

"  Are  you  afraid,  sir  V    You  seem  well  protected." 


THE  MABHACnE  AT  CHIOAOO. 


06 


"  Sir  !"  tlinndrr^d  tlio  onmgn,  "  I  can  mnr -li  up  to  tlio  oncmy  whore  you 

dart'  iii)t  show  your  face."  ,     ,     ,  <•    •       i 

And,  Hpolotriziri!,'  hurriodlv  to  (Ik;  liuli.a,  h«  .la>.li(<l  tho  spurs  hinously 
into  liis  horse's  tliuiks  iin(.'  followed  his  caplaiu,  who  Inid  hastened  to  tlio 

As  til!'  latter  [raitK'd  tlie  head  of  the  column  wliicli  was  only  rendored  of 
finy  Ifn^'th  hv  the  dozen  bullock  wai,'uns  conlainini,'  the  stores  and  lu.urgago, 
he  saw 'C'apt.' WelN,  who  wiw  about  a  hundred  yards  in  the  advance,  sud- 
(h'nly  wheel  round  with  his  Miamis,  and  push  rapi<lly  back  for  the  main 

'""  Thpv  nro  prpparin;^  to  attack  us,  sir,"  hn  shouted.     "  There  is  not  a 
momcnt'io  be  lost  in  making  your  arrantreinunts." 

Seareelv  had  tlifs«!  words  been  Uttered,  when  a  volley  came  ratthuij;  ncroas 
the  si'indh'ill  from  tho  level  of  the  prairie,  woundiuir,  but  not  disabling,  two 

of  his  men.  ,      •  ,    ,  .,       ,,   _ 

"  We  must  chiir<yc.  them,"  he  answered,  "  it  is  our  only  hope.  Keep  them 
n  check  Wells,  while  I  form  'le.  Now,  mv  lads,  it  is  death  or  victory  for 
as  Ha''"M<re  wa.rons  halt,  and  form  hollow  square,  to  shelter  the  women 
and  chii<TiT.irfrom  ^he  bullets  of  the  enemy.  Rear  subdivision,  to  the  front  1 
Right  fubdivision,  halt !''  t        xu       i    i 

"Left  subdivision,  halt!"  ordered  Lieutenant  Llmsley,  when  they  had 

'^''™  Fnmt '"  i.ursued  the  captain,  and  the  lino  was  formed.  «  Men,  throw 
off  vour  i)aeks— vou  must  have  nothing  to  encumber  you  m  that  sand  ;  the 
drivers  will  c;u-ry  them  into  the  square.     Ladies,  you  had  belter  retire  there 

''  To  a  soldier's  wife  the  field  of  battle  were  preferable  on  a  day  like  this," 
calmly  returned  Mrs.  lleadley,  wh.^  with  Mrs.  Elmsley,  had  ridden  up  with 
the  itar.  "Better  to  be  shot  .lown  ther'  than  tomahawke.l  near  the^wa- 
irons      Hc-ides  our  presence  will  encourage  the  men— will  it  n...t,  my  lads  .' 

A  loud  cheer  burst  from  tiio  ranks.  Each  man,  certainly,  feV,  greater  con- 
fidence than  before.  .       ,.        if^fn,:„ 

"Then  forward,  clmrgo!"  shouted  Capt.  Headley,  availmg  himself  of  this 
moment  of  ..nthusiasm  ;  "  recollect,  you  tight  for  your  wives  and  chddren  ; 
if  vou  drive  not  the  Indians,  they  perish !"  ,      .   ,  „  ,,     • 

'"N-iv  forget  not,  you  tight  for  your  colors!"  cried  Ronayne,  galloping 
furiously  tluo.igh  the'sand  to  the  front,  and  beading  the  centre. 

The  ascent  was  not  very  steep,  and  as  tlic  colors,  tightlv  gut  over  the 
shoulders  of  Ronayne  and  hanging  from  the  ttanks  of  his  horse,  hrst  ap- 
peared crowning  the  crest,  and  then  the  little  serried  line  ui  bayonets  ght- 
terinolike  so  many  streams  of  light  in  the  sun's  rays,  exclamations  of 
woncFer,  mingled  witb  fierce  shouts,  burst  from  the  Indians.  -|'o  up  to  th  s 
moment  had? after  their  fii-st  volley,  been  wholly  occupied  by  (  aptam  \,  ells 
and  his  parly  of  boivemen,  whom  they  seemed  more  anxious  .0  make  pn- 
.soners  than  fo  f  re  at,  and  this  in  consideration  of  their  horses,  which  they 
were  anxious  to  obtain  unwounded.  ,.    ,    ,.       ,     t   j- 

"Wells"  shouted  Captain  Headley,  on  whose  little  line  the  Indians  now 
began  to  open  their  fire,  "  send  half  your  peopl  .  protect  my  right  fiank. 
Charge,  men  !  It  is  all  down  hill  work  now,  and  we  are  tauiy  m  for  it.  11 
■we  are  to  die,  let  us  die  like  men." 


I 


WAU'NAC-aRE;    OR, 


Simulfnncoutly,  nnil  witlioul:  tli-  ord.-r,  flio  nion  Hlioutcd  the  fhnrga  am, 
witli  llii'ir  lommiimliug  olHcir  md  tlio  colors  t'lill  iti  vi.w  hcluix'  tliciii,  they 
diwhod  furwiinl  where  their  encmicw  were  the  ihicktst,  and  such  was  the 
f|fi'Ct  i)f  their  unswerving  cniinitf.'  that  th.'  latter,  iilthoii^'h  in  nuniliirs  sufll- 
oit'Ut  to  hiui  .•.nniliiiat.'.l  them,  wcrt^awed  l.y  lln'ir  rooiution  ;  and  in  many 
instanct'i,  thusti  wiio  wi're  no.  'n  the  iniine<liate  hne  of  tlioir  advi.nco,  stood 
leaninu  on  thttir  guns  watcliing  theni  and  without  firing  a  nhot ;  no,  wju 
tliis  strange,  for  it  must  ho  reoolh'cted  that  the  hcMlih-  I'cehng  to  thegiirrisun 
had  not  heen  shared  hy  all  the  I'ottowutomies,  espooiHlly  hy  tho  cliiefs  and 
more  elderly  warriors. 

Hofore  tho  determined  advance  of  tin'" gallant  littlo  hand  lhi>  Indians  gave 
way,  until  lliiiy  had  retired  ngain  nearly  as  far  as  their  own  encampment, 
but  the  ranks  wore  fast  thinning  \>y  tlie  distant  tire  of  the  enemy,  whom  it 
was  found  iin|)osHihle  to  reach  uith  the  havoiiet. 

"This  will  never  do."  thundered  ('a|,..  'llcjvljey  ;  "  halt  I  form  square  !" 

The  order  was  speedily  oheyed  ;  but  on  hearing"  thing  Ixhind  and  looking 
round  fur  his  wife  and  Mrs.  t^lmsh^y,  to  place  them  in  the  centre.  (Japtj.i;: 
Ileadley  Haw  that  a  great  number  of  the  Indians  whom  t'.ev  >a.  ...,-  r. 
before  them  had  turned  aside  and  reunited  behind— thus  cuttin.ii  them  otj 
from  their  party.  It  has  already  been  observed  that  the  hoi-se  Mrs.  Head- 
ley  rode  was  a  inagniticcnt  animal,  d..cile  yet  full  of  life  and  spirit,  .-.nu  ♦bo 
excitement  and  sound  of  battle  had,  on  this  occasion,  given  te  hin  -ui  .u'i- 
mation— a  grace,  if  it  may  be  so  ex|)ressed.  which,  nmdere  1  cvei  mrf') 
remarkable  by  tho  sup..rb  tlgure  of  his  rider,  excited  in  several  of  th.  Indiar*. 
a  strong  desire  to  get  poss.ssion  of  liim  uninjured.  Her  own  licalp  .hey 
were  burning  with  eagerness  to  secure;  for  iVom  tho  tii-st  nionient  of  the 
charge  down  the  hill,  .she  had  used  her  little  ride  so  succes-fnllv  that  of 
three  Indians  hit  by  her  two  had  been  killed,  and  they  had  eviiiced  their 
deep  exasperation.  The  anxiety  to  extricate  herself,  without  the  horse  bciiig 
wounded,  in  all  piobabilitv  saved  her;  for  they  tired  so  high  that  almost  all 
the  bullets  jiassed  over  her  head,  although  not  Irss  than  seven  ditl  reach  their 
aim — one  of  them  lodging  in  her  let't  arm.  The  Indians  were  iumv  pressing 
more  closely  upon  her,  when  Captain  Wells,  .seeing  th.,-  danger  to  which  the 
noble  woman  was  exposed,  da>hed  back  at  the  head  of  his  brave  hor,"'  ;n,  and 
used  the  toinaliawk  with  such  cil'ect  without  the  enemy  being  able  ^.  guard 
themselves  against  the  rapidity  of  his  movements,  thiit  he  soon  cleared  a 
passage  to  her,  cleft  the  skidl  of  a  Pottowiitomie  who  had  reached  lierside, 
and  was  in  the  very  act  of  removing  her  riding  hat  to  scalp  her  alive,  and 
lifting  her  oH"  her  horse,  covered  with  wounds  and  faint  from  loss  of  blood, 
bi.re  her  rapidly  down  towards  the  lake.  As  he  approached  it,  he  met 
Winnebeg  and  IJlack  I'artiidge  returning  to  the  scene  of  blood,  to  .save  her 
tf  possible,  as  they  had  previously  saved  Mrs.  Elmsley,  who  had  had  her 
horse  shot  under  her,  and  been  wounded  in  tlie  .ankle.  Hoth  were  Imrried 
into  a  canoe,  and  cJoiicea'.ed  under  blankets  by  those  good  but  now  pt)wer]es8 
chiefs,  while  the  brave  but  desperate  captain  returned  to  head  his  warriors 
and  try  the  last  issue  of  the  tight. 

Meanwhile,  Cajjlain  Headley  had  been  again  attacked  .and  with  great  fury 
by  the  rallying  Indians,  while  the  only  diversion  in  his  favor  was  that  made 
by  the  little  band  of  Miamis,  who,  however,  could  not  be  expected  to  render 
efficient  aid  much  longer  ;  besides,  whatever  immediate  advantage  miidit  be 


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Tni   IIAM4<,lll    AT 


97 


jfdinod,  the  final  rwilt  wh»>n  tin  darknoM  of  ni^^ht  ihoiilil  <n>t  in,  wm  buttoo 
certain.  Nut  only  lib-,  ulticeM  ftrul  liiniM;!!',  Ijtit  \m  iiu'ri  fult  lliit,  nnd  tliqjr 
could  Bcurculy  be  Huid  to  ri'j^rct  it,  wIumi,  HuirunndinK  tlii-m  fi<»m  n  dwtun«:o, 
tfu<  Iiidiiirm  ronewcil  «  tin)  which,  from  tlio  morni-nt  of  tht^ir  first  being 
thrown  into  Hcj-iuri',  had  in  a  ^rt'iU  d'gruo  hcon  lulhd.  During  tluit  hhort 
interval  thijy  had  !»>«•«  mmif!  to  moiMteri  thfir  purthid  lips  from  thi-ir  oin- 
tocns  of  water  into  which  Imd  been  thrown  a  Nnudl  quantitv  of  nun  at  ntart- 
ing,  and  no  onfi  who  ban  cur  donned  thn  biukk-r  nc«;d  Imj  told  the  cxhi- 
hiratinj,'.  tho  renewing,'  intliit  nee  of  this  upon  nieu  jaded  with  long  provbtu 
wutchinii,'  and  lii,'htin;,'  it  di».ulvantai,'c. 

"  Men,  husband  your  ammunition,"  enjoined  Iho  captain,  "  keep  cool,  and 
when  I  give  tlui  word,  htvcl  low  and  deliberately.  Our  position  cannot  be 
better,  for  the;  country  is  all  ci(!ar  and  flat  around  us.  (lud  defend  the 
right." 

"Conmicnco  filo-firins^  from  tin)  right  of  faces,"  ho  ordered,  iw  ho  rnmaiktxl 
that  the  Indians,  r(!ndered  bolder  by  Lia  inactivity,  were  evidently  closing 
upon  him,  as  for  the  purposi?  of  a  rush. 

Steadily  and  coolly  the  nuMi  pulU'd  the  trigger  for  the  first  time;  and  the 
caFe(  t  of  the  caution  he  had  givt;n  wiw  piirceptible.  The  Indiana*  were  no 
less  gallc  '  than  astonished  when  turning  from  one  face  to  get  out  of  thi-  way 
or  danger,  they  found  thi-  bullets  coming  ujion  them  from  every  point  u(  tho 
coi  pr  V— not  very  many,  it  is  true,  liul  (piite  enough  to  stay  and  to  warn 
i'hcr^  i:j\t  a  nearer  approach  was  dangerous ;  •••id  before  tho  liltlu  band  had 
discharged  a  do/cn  cartridges  each — few  failing  to  tell — thoy  had  with- 
urawn  Ciitiroly  out  of  reach  of  danger  either  to  tiiemselves  or  to  their 
cnemitH.  % 

Wliili!  tluis  they  stood,  as  it  were,  at  luiy,  t'ley  for  the  first  time  had  lei- 
sure to  look  around  and  observe  the  havoc  tiiat  had  been  done  along  the 
slope  of  tho  sandhill  and  on  the  plain  below.  Nearly  half  of  their  gallant 
comrades  lay  there  scal|ied  and  tomahawked,  and  with  their  bodies  and 
limbs  thrown  into  those  strange  contortions  which  mark  the  last  jihysical 
agony  of  the  soUlior  struck  down  by  the  bullet  in  llie  midst  of  life  .uui  health ; 
but  for  every  private  l;iy  two  Indians  at  least — a  few  of  them  who  had  been 
overtaken  in  the  furious  charge  down  the  hill,  but  most  of  them  sutl'erers 
from  their  lire  whiii;  formed  in  their  little  but  compact  square.  Capt.  Head- 
ley  and  his  lieutenant  looked  anxiously,  but  silently,  towards  the  sand  bill, 
Avhere  they  had  last  seen  their  wives  exposed  to  the  most  imminent  danger, 
yet  gall.ntly  defended  by  Captain  Wells  and  his  Miami  warriors,  three  of 
whose  horses,  shot  under  them,  encumbered  the  ground,  but  nothing  was  to 
be  seen  of  either  ;  and  the  bitterness  of  sorrow  was  in  their  hearts,  for  they 
helieveil  them  to  be  dead,  and  that  their  bodii'S  were  lying  beyond  the  crest 
of  the  hill,  whence  occasional  shouts  were  heard.  As  for  Hoivayne,  ho  kept 
his  cyo  fixed  in  tho  opposite  direction,  for  they  were  not  far  from  the  en- 
campment of  the  Pottow  atomies,  and  he  felt  satisfied  that  his  beloved  Maria, 
who,  after  the  great  peril  to  which  he  had  fears  Mrs.  lleadley  and  Mrs, 
Elmsley  were  exposed,  he  docf)ly  rejoiced  to  know  wiis  in  a  place  of  safety, 
was  then  not  far  from  him,  and  no  doubt  forcibly  detained  from  tho  field  by 
the  mother  of  Wau-nan-goe,  or  by  tho  youth  himself. 

"'Twero  folly  to  remain  here  longer  and  thus  inactive,"  remarked  Captain 
Headley.     "The  Indiana  are  evidently  waiting  for  night  to  renew  their 

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^  WAt7-vAir-oni }  opi 

iittixjk,  for  th«v  are  tcw\hh  HxU,  rw  f.-w  of  thr-.n  nrf  provii!..<!  w!th  Mm,  <m 

un.UI,outin«  of  tl,.,  iM-ll-houmU  in  th«  fort »  U  »  well  or  uk  hut  nourly 
half  tl>oir  for.-o  I.hh  Ih- -n  mrwU-A  thith.T  hy  llio  tl.ir«t  o»  i^luti. W  uihI  the 
hopo  of  »l,taii.in«  rutn.  H»t  1ft  us  r...um.'  our  p.mition  on  tl...  hil  .  Now 
thHtwc  »hall  »H)  cnal.lml  to  coiumumwI  .vry  llunjr  aruuml  uh  if  w.Mir.* 
10  di.i  l.-t  iw  full  to.'othfir  liko  in^u  ami  hoI.U.th  in  our  liul-  M"rm><l  Kfjuaro. 
'•  Lonir  liv.>  our  l.ravn  cptuiu  !-huzztt  !  Wo  will  h-bt  to  thn  hi^t  c.irt- 
riilj^o.  an.l  bayonet  iii  han.l."  exclaimed  i'nul  UfKarnio,  raising  hi«  cap 

**Tho  ciieor  was  tak.^n  up  and  proloiij^cd  until  tlio  forest  that  bounded  the 
plact'H  tlu'v  w.T«  in  Hont  back  tli.i  I'l'ho,  •     ,   i      .i 

8carc.>ry  had  this  Hubsid'il.  whon  torritic  .hiickM  and  cru's  mmtrlfd  with 
Qorco  yolk  burst  from  tl..:  opposit-  sido  of  Ww  h.u..  lull.  I  his  la^to.l  f.,r 
about  tivn  minutes,  and  thon  gradually  di.-l  away.  'Ihon  many  .trau^hng 
8hi>tM  wpr.'  hoard,  and  thoso  difd  away  m  dwtanc. 

I'aptain  Jb-adl.y, 'vhohad  'MVmd  bi«  raov.mient  towards  tl.o  sandhdl 
durinff  this  manii;iHiai;..n  of  the  prcsonct.  o*' tho  .-nemy  on  the  othor  h.-m  of 
the  ridK..,  now  moved  his  men  to  its  has.-,  and  tlu-n-  halted  thnn  A.er  a 
lifle  timo  or.lerinL'  a  rash  with  the  bayon-t  ou  the  lirst  Indians  who  sh..uld 
show  th.^mseUvs  in  a-iv  force,  ho  stepped  out  of  tho  m,uarc,  and  moved  m  a 
,toopincr  posture  to  f  'lin  the  8umnnt,  that  he  miuht  reconnoitre  the  enemy 
und  seoVhat  they  were  about.  Mut  scarcely  had  he  rca.hed  the  top  when 
ho  ajrain  rapidly  de*cen.U.l.  His  face  was  pale_hw  lips  ...n.pivs.j..  .  fo 
had  seen  a  mght  to  shako  the  mjrve*  of  the  .ternest  soldier,  and  gladl;.  did 
1,0  swallow,  from  the  .anieen  of  Sergeant  Nix-n,  who  oilercd  it  to  him,  the 
cordial  beverage  that  carried  i-nowed  circulation  to  his  veins. 

"  Forward,  men,  with  as  lilile  noise  as  possible,  and  gain  the  crest  of  the 
hill ;  but,  whatever  you  see,  let  not  your  nerves  be  shaken  int..  in.liscretion. 
If  you  lire  without  orders  from  mo.  you  are  lost  without  a  iiope.  Ho  cool, 
an.l  when  I  do  give  the  command  to  tire,  let  tiic  front  face  ot  the  square 
exchange  their  discharge.l  tiiel.H'ks  f.>r  thw,o  of  tho  rear  face,  m  order  to  be 
always  loaded.     Now,  men,  be  cool."  ,      r.     ..      •  u* 

t'aptain  Headl.-y  was  wise  in  issuing  this  p.?cautionary  order,  tor  thosigtit 
the  little  square  beheld,  on  gaining  and  baiting  on  tho  ri.lg.'.  was  one  not 
merely  to  render  men  recklcsH  and  imprudent,  but  in  a  great  measure  to 
drive  thein  mad. 


1 


CHAPTEIl  XXII. 
A  .-rimson  rivor  of  warm  blood  liko  to  a  bubbling  fountuiu  »*J^^^;J,'^j;J,',^'^i"'.';^ 

To  uiKlerstand  the  horrible  nceno  that  met  tlie  vi-w.  first  of  the  oomn.and- 
iiig  otfi(U»r,  and  Rul.sequenlly  of  the  little  scjuare,  it  will  be  nec^.saiy  t.)  go 
biu;k  to  certain  events  of  the  past  half  hour. 

When  fai^lain  Wells  had  r.iturned  from  delivonng  over  his  wounded 
niece  to  the  charge  of  Black  Partridge  an.l  Winnebeg,  both  of  whom  had, 
with  deep  sorrow,  behold  the  fiendish  excesses  of  their  young  men,  but  with- 


TttI  1UM4CU  AT  OlUCAOOk 


I  b«int;abK<  to  prp?«irt  thwn.  ho  wn  pnrsiitntf  hU  « 
awMstUinct!  of  ("upt.'iin  H.'!».|U'y,     Hii.l.l.r.lv,  win  . 


...  ,  -,  «*  IfinwndTMnUi 

tlM  awMstUinct!  of  ("upt.'iin  H"!».|U'y,     Hii.l.l.r.ly,  wh.  .  -  iir.'uii<i  to  iirui 

out  in  wh.it  piirt ..!'  tli-  (i.-ltl  hi^  Miamw  w.'ro,"h<'  »nw  »«>v.!riil  I'oltowHtomiai 
i»pi>rn;u-|i  th,,  i,|,ot  whort'  tho  U^^;^^t^I>i  wif^otw  w.ni  tlruwn  Uf»,  i.'ui  com- 
m«nc.)  tomiklinwkii)({  the  eliiWr.'n.  The  cri«'H  nrid  nht'ukn  of  ih.i  molliurt, 
tw  tht>  holplosM  vicliniH  |i«triithM(l  urio  iift.T  th<'  othtT,  uikLt  ili"ir  oy.-H,  until 
iicaily  u  tlozon  liail  lullfii,  l.roii^Mit  with  it  all  lli.-  r.'ric-wnl  of  ih.i  horror  he 
«>yur  t'sijHti..ti.<'.l  wlion  wrmji'ti  and  childriin  w»r«  tlio  (PM»i!ml.  and  drovo 
liitii  alnumt  fruntiu. 

"  Ih  that  your  K«m<!  ?"  Iio  «»cl(iirnt'd  furiously  in  thfir  own  languiige  I— 
"  tliaiik  (f.J,  wo  can  play  at  thai  too." 

Th.i  att.>nipt  to  ciictik  tlm  utrom;  party  uwM'riiblnd  round  the  waj^onn,  he 
felt  would  hu  unavailirl^^  hut  rem)lvln||(  U)  vuntarp,  HinfflM-botidcd,  itit(j  iho 
i'ni'arnpn>(mt  of  iho  t-n.-niy,  wIkto  their  childr.n  hud  ln'on  l«*ft  unj^uurded, 
ho  turned  hi>i  horsis's  hcail.  daxlicd  pant  the  fort  ajrain  ut  Win  fullest  iip«.'d, 
an<l  with  reven^'e  and  a  threat  of  retaliation  raekinj;  hin  very  heart  (ttrinjpi, 
nuwh'  tor  their  wiguant.-*.  Alarmed,  in  turn,  t'ur  the  safety  d  thfir  sipiawn 
and  children,  tlu*  inurdorerH  nuw  deniHted  fVoin  their  work  and  followed  uii 
rapidly  as  they  rould  on  foot,  the  rhjjhf,  of  tlie  Miami  leader.  Every  now  and 
then  th.y  «to|iped  and  tired,  hut  at  the  outnet  all  their  mIioIm  were  in  vain,  for 
the  captain,  aecuHtonied  to  that  **..rt  of  warfare,  tlnowin;,'  himself  u\>u^  tho 
neck  of  hw  horse,  loading  and  tiring  in  that  p.wition,  haHled  all  their 
attempt)*  to  bring  him  down,  v.tiilo  he  waved  his  tomahawk  on  high,  a«  i»'  in 
triumph  at  the  »ueces.Hfid  insue  of  what  he  niediiated.  As  tho  pursu.  jf 
Indians  juissed  the  gale  of  the  fort,  now  tilled  lilh  plunderers,  many  intox- 
icated, ree-totuin,  who  had  been  there  from  the  tirst— his  love  of  drink 
being  eveii  stronger  than  his  thirst  for  revenge— camo  stagtferin'»  forth,  sud- 
deidy  aroused  to  a  conseiousnesa  of  what  was  going  on  without,  and  de- 
manded to  know  the  eause  of  this  now  and  immediate  tumult.  The  young 
Iinlians  hastily  iiiformtd  him;  when  the  Chippewa,  <lropping  on  one  knoc, 
and  holding  his  ramrod  as  a  rest  upon  the  ground,  ran  his  rigl.'t  and  uninjured 
eye  along  the  siiflit,  pulleil  the  trigger,  and  brought  down  the  burse  of  tho 
fugitive,  which  fell  with  a  heavy  plunge.  A  Lremendoas  shout  followed 
from  the  band  who  had  lost  four  warriors  by  his  tire,  and  who, cimsequeiilly 
deeply  enraged,  now  made  tiio  greatest  (-tforts  to  come  up  with  and  secure 
him.  before  he  could  disengage  himself  from  his  horse,  under  which  he  lay 
"severely  wounded  hiinselt',  two  other  Indians  came  up  from  an  ofiposite 
'[uartei-,  and,  t:iking  him  prisoner,  sought  to  bear  hir  otf  before  the  others 
Could  reach  him.  These  were  the  chiefs  Waubant  and  Wiimcbeg,  th«i 
latter  of  whom,  seeing  the  danger  of  the  captain  from  the  moment  when  the 
massacre  of  tho  children  comnu'nced,  had  left  .Mrs.  Headley  and  Mrs.  Elms- 
ley  under  the  care  of  Mlack  I'artridge,  and  hastened  to  b<'  of  service  to  hiiu 
if  possible.  Hut  all  their  ellorts  to  save  him  were  vain.  With  rajiid  strides, 
and  shouts  rendered  more  savage  than  ever  by  tho  fumes  of  the  h;iuor  he 
had  swallowed,  and  with  the  scalp  of  the  unfortunate  Von  Voltenberg — who 
had  been  killed  while  returning  to  thi'  fort  for  a  small  llask  of  brandy  which 
he  had  forgotten  — dangling  at  his  side,  I'ee-to-tum  advanced  with  furious 
speed,  and,  stabbing  the  captain  in  Uio  back,  put  an  t'nd  to  his  misery.  No 
sooner  had  ho  fallen,  than,  like  a  vulture,  the  Chippewa  sprang  upon  the 
lifeless  body,  and,  making  an  incision  with  his  knife  upon  the  gtrong  and 


too 


wAiNVAii  in ;  rm, 


full  hi»ir"«|  crown,  U)r<f  th-^  wnVintf  eovMngi  nmny,  nml  Ihun  iwMml  unolkir 
trophy  to  his  «U»i(iwiin;^  upoih.  Th'»  wiw  ihw  niiftinl  t>>'  t'urllf*'  iMitnwti 
K»H«|n'riUi«t  by  th"  ktmwl.dj^i'  «<f  th*>  ri«vpn,fi'  In-  hiwl  mrilitiitfl.  iin<l  tn<' 
liMH  h<'  liful  iilri'rtclv  (►ci'ii'Hiniii'd  th'tti,  tlu' wurri  ir«  wlin  imil  l'r<t  fnllnwi'l  ih*- 
iU-t'iilt'd  Mi.ijni  Iriiilcr,  riit  «»|m'Ii  lli-  l<l'r  «ti.lc  with  llifir  knivf-i,  and  l.r.fnrtb 
the  y«>f  witrm  and  hl<'<'(li;if(  hwirt,  whirh,  M  wbII  iw  the  boily  ifw'f,  thoy 
born  bark  in  triumph  In  ih"  \»«ry  Hpot  ivhtni'p  thty  had  «•••  iMit,  IV>'  ta-tmn 
cnrryinf^  \m  h.'urt,  pit-n  imJ  liy  thf  r  imntd,  ha  it  pn  trudi'd  n  cnu\>U'  of  fi-r. 
from  ihi*  hur..  1  of  his  riHi'. 

Hipmti.  d  in  n  circio,  nmi  witliin  n  fi'w  U'H  of  thr  wn^on  in  which  tito 
tomikh;iwk"d  ihildreu  l:iy  r-ovorcd  witli  hi  hmI,  and  funl  iittifl'cnin((  in  tho  fold 
m'HH  of  (li'alli,  now  nnt  ultniif  twenty  lnihiin%  with  I'fi'.tt.-tiim  id  ih'ir  hi'ud, 
pikKKiti;^  from  himd  lo  iiiiiid  the  ipiiMTin^,'  ''mirt  of  lh«  «h»in  man,  whmc  I'viw, 
Htritinin^',  in*  it  wi  ro,  from  thfir  Hockot**,  nfi'tiu'd  io  wiitih  tlu'  horii'l  rcpn»t 
in  which  llicy  w«ire  indiili^iti^,  whilo  thn  hlood  utrcumcd  ifi'^u^tin;;!/  ovor 
thiir  chitiH  mid  hp!<,  iinil  Iriikl'd  ovi^r  thi'ir  p»r«on!*,  Ho  niiiiiy  woIv«i  or 
tilLfiT-*  coiihl  n^t  liiiv.'  lorn  iiwiiv  nn'i.'  vonicioiixly  with  thtir  ticih,  or 
Hmuck  d  ih'ir  \\\>f,  with  ^(roat^'r  d<'li(<ht  iti  ;ht'  ri'li^^h  i»f  hiimun  iiHid,  than  did 
thfio  lo:tthiiom«  crtBtureii,  who  now  moisti-nrd  the  tmmeoiw  ropiist  from  u 
bhick  hottln  of  nim  which  hii.i  Im'<>ii  found  in  on  of  fh<!  wni^ons  conliiininj^f 
Ou-  mt'dii'ino  for  tiii>  »ii>k — iinti  what  ^{.ivii  a>l<i  iMiial  <lis;,Mji  t  wiw  thf  hiih'ou* 
ftwpr  t  of  the  inMiinii'd  »•>%'  of  i\\i>  ('hi|ii.i'wa,  from  which  thi^  hiitnliii,"'  hud 
fall,  n  olf.  mid  from  which  the  ht>ut  of  t  !•■  nun'n  ray  was  fast  drawii  g  a 
briny,  r«>py,  and  copious  dincharj^c,  rt»st>ml>linj»  rathir  t)io  groy  ond  ilimy 
laucuH  of  the  toad  than  tho  tears  of  ii  liumm  \tfiu^. 

Atlho  moment  whin  the  little  Hcjuare  thus  r«',ipp{''»'c'd  tinoxpoctodly  be- 
foro  Ihi'm  the  rpvillcrt,  who  had  supfoicd  them  ciili.  r  in  the  hollow  oelow, 
or  iont(  Hinee  disposed  of  by  tln'ir  comraihs,  were  almost  instnntlv  Mohered 
and  on  their  feet,  (iuickly  they  flew  to  necuro  their  guns,  which  lay  at  a 
little  distance  licliin<l  ihcm;  hut,  before  they  could  reach  them,  a  volley 
from  tJi"  I'ront  face  of  the  square  was  pouri'd  in  with  an  effect  which,  at  that 
Hhort  distance,  could  not  fail  to  prove  destructive ;  ai-dof  the  twenty  Indians 
who  had  composed  the  circle,  more  than  a  dozen  of  them  fell  dead,  or  so 
dc^perattlv  wdundi'(!,  that  thev  couu!  not  crawl  olf  the  "ground. 

"  (lotid,"  men!"  Nhmlderi'iLtfy  remarked  (,'apt.  Il.'adley,  "we  have  re. 
venged  this  sliiuj,'hter  at  least.  Cease  tiling.  Pull  not  another  trigger  until 
I  order  you.  If  there  bo  n  hope  left  for  us,  it  must  depend  wholly  upon 
our  coolness.  What  a  pity  you  missed  that  scoundrel  I'ee-to-tum.  Hark, 
Elmslev,  do  you  hear  his  i)rutal  voice  calling  upon  the  Indiatis  lo  renew  il;o 
attack  (" — and  then  in  a  lower  tone  to  the  same  ollicer:  "  What  tan  have 
become  of  our  wives?  Yondi  r  rides  a  Pottowatomie  mounted  on  Mrs. 
Ueadh-y's  charger.     1  pray  Ood  tliey  may  not  have  made  them  prisoners  !'* 

"Heaven  grant  it  may  be  so,  sir !"  solcmiily  returrie<l  his  stdialtern; 
"but,  in  liieir  present  exuspernted  state,  1  fear  the  worst.  Why,  while  wo 
were  in  the  hollow,  I  distinctly  saw  Mrs,  lleadley  bring  down  two  Indians 
with  her  ritle.     'I'hoy  would  not  ea-sily  forget  that." 

•'  And  I,  sir,"  said  Sergeant  Nixon  defeientially,  as  if  fearing  to  intrude, 
"saw  Mrs.  Elmslcy's  horse  shot  under  her;  and  when  an  Indian  came  up 
and  struggled  with  her,  she  threw  her  arm  around  his  neck,  and  presented 
and  fired  a  pistol  at  him,  and  then  tried  to  get  at  his  scalping  knife  which 


II: 


Vn  MAItACM    *T   CMICAOn, 


101 


'f.  tlwy 


mm ■iH»^'><t  '>*••'  Wii  cli*-*!  Whrtt  th«  rMult  wm,  T  eon!d  not  mirfft  ont ; 
iNttQtf  Iwt  I  ^!iw  of  lu-r,  mIui  miu  muuvA  \iy  MMrthfr  tiitliun  kikI  •  trric  in 
hk  urini*  fccniM  the  very  spitt  wl'«r«»  w«  (i"W  kUihI  Hi-i-,  »ir,  tlitt  U  hiir 
horm!"  iiikI  ho  poititMl  u>  im  miinml.  which  Uy  <mly  u  T-w  fini  I'l  mi  the 
».jiii»r»,  ntui  wliu-h.  niw>n>f  l\\>'  iliud  bo-iiM  wf  noWic-ro,  P..Ui)WiiU>mii.'s,  uiij 
NiamiM,  hiiJ  hith.-n..  i  th.-ir  iitti«titi..ii. 

"  Hev.,  »jr,  tht-y  nf  "»rf  i"  Ki"'"'  f>''i'i'  '»«^'"f  ''•'*  4<"^'"  '>'>«»'rv<'U  the 

lietttfnHni— "  I  c»ii  <h»liiu'lly  «««  I'eu-to-tmu,  *ho  hut  joined  Uwm,  inytiun- 
in|4  with  hiH  hiiiul  to  rKlyHnc*." 

" Thtti  H  thi»  ilu)  Ih'hI  pcmition  we  could  httVH  chiMit'ii,"  returned  Cuptiiin 
IL'ttdh'y;  "  i;ouriiK«',  iifii !  A  t(L.t'!  of  lii-«;uil  fmiii  your  hiivi-ntuikn  Hhil« 
you  hiiv.i'iinu!,  a  ii'm»|)<H)iiful  of  mm,  »n.l  th.n  ^^»l  muni  »tt  it  nt{ttin.  Miiid| 
«»)ovi<  lill  thin^ft,  timi  vou  kf«p  ctxil,  and  do  not  Uro  n  nU  >t  without  oid.ir* 

Kroni  thf  nto.iu"  "  "l  Uoii.kvno  hud  pluct'd  himxi'If,  with  th«  lolom,  at 
the  hwhl  of  lh«  lit(  ,  irl-'  wl  t'n  Uilvmiiiiv^  u|>  thf  wmdhiK,  im  liad  not 
upokuii  H  word,  but  ••'Xitinutd  to  t;a«)  fiudl-;  un-l  ulmlra.i...lly  u|m>ii  lliiit 
•  iiri  of  tho  phiin  or  p'iUiif  which  l.-d  to  the  mtK-r  oucuntpMifiil  of  tlu-  Iii- 
(liaim.  Hit  vvh.)h)  tl.. .u^fht— I  i<»  ui.di\id.d  nttflnli'  n  wiw  jji-cn  to  hw  wife, 
wh«».'<  luuitt),  111)  .iiifui"!'.  -t  liiuriii;;  ihn  KouniU  of  conflict  which  d-noU'd 
hi«  immiiwiit  p.-ril",  h.  km-w  muit  Ik-  intenm..  Truf.  Ii.t  nimsolf  was  span-d 
the  unxi.'fy  and  unc-rtuiiitv  whi.-h  tilh  d  th.<  !)rf:i»lN  of  his  con.  ■-  -u  on  »w\ng 
Utoue  tli.'V  loMid  hcHt  (»n  i'l'.rth  .'XpOM.-.l  to  all  llui  fuarful  •'  u;  of  battle, 
but  I'v.'H  in  lliit  th.Tt!  wan  an  .xcilem.'nt  wiiich  in  wj:'  u-dTM  compen. 
Miti'd  fi>f  111''  risks  tlKV  run.  'i  lio  v.-ry  fact  of  tli-ir  (,ic>'<'i.«.^  lK»d  Mistained 
th.'in  ;  hut  now  that  the  tinul  rc>,ull  H,.tm'd  no  |..n><.-r  doubtful,  uiid  that  the 
unuihiution  of  tho  whole  party  wii»  to  be  .nutn.'ntarilv  cxpcct.il,  h,-  I'U  ihat 
one  last  h.ok.  one  lik.sl  embrace  of  Iht  he  luvcd,  would  rob  deutli  ut  halt  its 
horrors.  Hut  this  wan  but  the  momentary  stltishiicits  of  the  mun.  >V  hen 
Mrc  Ileadlcv  and  Mrs.  JOIinslcy  were  kn..«n  Im  have  dlsai.pcare.l,  he  muro 
thar,  evT  r.joiced  in  the  circun'istuncs  .vhich  had  r.m..ved  his  bduv-d  wifo 
from  the  horrors  of  tho  day,  and  placd  her  under  ho  tV  »'ful  u  guardianship 
MB  that  of  tli'","'n"rous  Wau-naii-uee.  ,.,     . 

aut  there  wiw  annllicr  naHnii  for  the  culm,  the  serious  silence  whicii  tho 
Virifin^an  hiui  prosersed.  liuhpindently  of  the  .nchiti.;  inter- st  he  to-.k  in 
•ill  tint  he  suhno^cd  to  be  j  assiii-;  at  that  moni-nt  iii  tl).-  mind  o'  Iih  absent 
witV-  he  had  been  deeply  i,'alled  by  the  last  insultin;,'  remark  ot  Captain 
ll.adlev  tu  which  h-  had,  il  is  true,  r.plied  in  u  .imilar  spirit,  yet  which 
nuverlheiess  h.id  continued  to  |,ri\e.  him  much  annoyance.  Hi.  oulyiw 
hearer  of  the  coh)rs  being  rather  passive  than  active,  he  had  nut  luuii.l  it 
necessarv  to  open  his  lips,  except  to  utter  a  few  w..rds  of  encourageiiieiitan.) 
•i,,|,roval  to  tl  •  m.-n.  Kurm.d  in  IkjIIow  square,  as  the  little  torce  now  WM, 
there  was  no  opportunity  f'-r  di>play  nf  individual  or  persuiml  prowess,  or  ho 
certainly  would  have  soUKdit  an  opportunity  to  t.  st  with  his  onimaiuling 
cfHcer  the  extenl  of  their  respective  daring.  lUit  now  an  occaMon  ut  la»i 
presented  itself,  and  in  a  mani.er  le:ist  expcctwi. 


CHAPTER  XXII [. 
Peom  tiie  position  now  occupied  by  the  devot  ■■'  little  band,  a  view  of 


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the  who'"  mljacent  country  was  distinctly  commiindoil,  ovon  to  the 
very  >,'atcs  of  the  fort,  m.m  whicli  tl\t7  hatl  never  advimced  more 
than  half  a  mile  on  their  retreat,  and  within  a  mil.'  of  which  ihei'-  move- 
ments had  attain  brou^'ht  them.  On  looki?ig  anxiously  around  to  s.e  from 
wiiat  direction  the  most  imminent  danger  would  proceed,  Captain  ileadlcy 
remarked  a  large  body  of  Indians  issuing  frota  the  gattiway,  and  moving 
slowly  from  the  fort  towards  them. 

"  Give  mo  the  glass,  Mr.  Elmsley,"  lie  said  to  that  ofheer,  who  had  it 
slung  over  his  shoulder,  '•  let  luo  see  if  1  can  make  out  \diat  they  intend. 
Ha  !  l>y  heaven  they  arc  moving  one  of  the  field  pieces  towards  us.  Could 
they  hut  manage  a  few  rounds  of  that,  they  would  soon  make  short  work 
of  the  alfair,  but  the  simpletons  seem  to  have  overlooked  the  fact  of  the  gun 
being  spiked — even  if  they  knew  how  to  aim  it." 

'■  If  it  is  the  gun  that  was  in  the  block-house,  it  is  not  spiked,  sir,"  re- 
marked Sergeant  Nixon. 

'•  Not  spiked  !  how  is  that?"  asked  the  captain  quickly — almost  anfirily. 

"The  spikes  were  too  large,  sir;  and  Weston,  whose  duty  it  was,  broke 
a  ramrod  off  instead." 

"  I  la  I  is  it  so  ?  Whrtt  a  thought  strikes  me  I  Could  we  get  hold  of  that 
gun,  we  might  yet  make  terms  with  those  devils.  Who  will  load  a  forloi*  i 
hope  and  volunteer  to  take  it'.'" 

"I  will,"  thundered  Kouayne,  with  svidden  vivacity,  his  eye  flashing 
fiercely  as  ho  met  the  glance  of  his  commanding  officer.  "  Spare  me  three 
men  fiom  each  face  of  the  sepiare,  and  1  will  bring  it  to  you  or  die  in  the 
attempt."     Tiie  captain  colored  and  looked  annoyed  with  himself. 

"  One  motnent,  Mr.  Konaync.  Have  we  the  means  of  removing  the  bro- 
ken ramrod  if  we  shuuld  get  the  gun  ]    Where  ia  the  armorer  V 

"  I  have  them,  sir,"  returned  th<'  man.  "  I  thought  a  drill  and  a  hammer 
would  he  useful  on  the  march,  and  so  1  put  them  in  my  pack." 

"  Pi;di  !  there  is  another  .lifhcnlty.  \vi\v  pack  is  as  difficult  to  reach  as 
the  gun.     It  is  in  the  wagon,  is  it  not?" 

"Yes,  sir,  and  the  hammer  in  it,  but  I  have  the  spike  thrust  throngh  a 
piece  of  beef  in  my  havisrsack." 

'•  All  right.  There  are  stonca  enough  around  to  supply  the  absence  of  a 
hammer." 

"  Volunteers  to  the  front !''  said  Ilonayne,  in  a  low,  firm  tone,  and  with 
compressed  lip.     "What  Hardscrabble  men  will  follow  mc  T 

Simultaneously,  Sergeant  Nixon,  Corporals  Collins  and  Green ,  Phillips, 
Watson,  Weston,  and  Degarmo,  stej^ped  forth,  with  several  others,  anxious 
to  be  of  the  party,  until  the  number  was  made  up,  and  again  the  diminished 
square  closed  upon  its  centre. 

"  Not  vet,"  cried  Captain  Ileadley,  who,  having  once  more  applied  the 
glass  to  his  eye,  was  closely  watching  the  mmements  of  the  Indian  mass. 
"  Nothing  jnust  be  left  to  mere  chance.  Mr.  Elmsley,  what  is  tlie  position 
of  the  wagon  which  contains  the  ammunition?" 

"  It  was  the  leading^one,  sir,"  returned  the  officer  addressed.  ''What 
alteration  has  been  made  in  the  act  of  throwing  thtin  into  square,  I  catinot 
possibly  tell." 

"  See,  is  not  that  it?"  asked  the  commsuidiug  officer,  pointing  to  one  from 
the  top  of  wljich  several  casks  protruded. 


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"  IV;."  r.  t:;S  ^.t  load  yo«r  party  to  the  wagons  and  let  each 
min  bud'hin  self  iVcm  liic  k.-.^  of  ball  cartri.ltr.,  and  as  many  grenade,  aa  he 
Tai  car  v-t"  CSC  munt  supply  th.  placo  of  larg.r  nhot  if  we  feot  the  gun 
Lose  K7ti.m  There  is  Zi  an  Indian  on  that  side  of  the  Banda.U  now,  and 
vou  w  elJ  ly  ac  ..nplish  your  object.  Sampson,"  addressing  the  armorer, 
?'  Vm7;llay  as  well  ava.l  yourself  of  the  opportunity  to  get  your  heavy  hum- 
mer      The  stones  aboutliere  art  brittle,  and  may  br^ak 

Z^l^    t  hSniS^d  dllgLSng  spectaclf  of  the  slain^  children. 

rheI.ts,"not  only  wUh  a  view  to  shut  ^^^^^  ^V^  ^  t^^ 
derod  oftkpring,  but  to  seek  ^''-"l-'^Jreeatus  that  they  could  not 
was  the  perception  of  those  poor,  unhappy  J^^^^^^^^^  '^      ^^^  ^^.^^  them 

^";^X  tin.  the  party  ^^f  ^I^S^E^Sl.TJl^^L^^SJgS 
keg  of  ball  cartrKlges,  and  some  ^tty  '  '"^^'^'J . J. "'^VJ  „^,,  ^.^^^  out  to  be 
numbers  had  brought  the  three  P^'""^;^ '  ;\'  l*^  C^nt  1  eSuev  had  first 
the  calibre  of  the  gun,  to  the  very  spot  ^^e^e  Cjt   1  ca  it^ 

fo,nu.d  the  s.,uare,  a..l  just  ^^>  1';'"V  IvCJ    n  d  bustk  ^  -nanner 

of  the  men.  There  v;as  a  g'-a  ch-.d  c.  ^^^^^^^  ^,  aistincrty 
of  manceuvring  the  P'^ce  aud  ^^  it  t  he  f^^lAorch  to  the  breech,  for, 
seen  that  th..y  ^^'Z^Xi^f^^^^^  ^^^'^  ^^'^^  '^^"  'f 
SwwS;  ,;:r  o.:t,h;;'Tdif  J  e^plod.  seemed  ^r  the  first  t.me  to 

be'^e-sible  of  the  .  .use,  and  "J^'^^^f^f;!;^  ";;;![,;•  Headley  to  the  young 
'■  Now,  Mr.  Ronayne,  is  your  tune,  sai  ^ '  1'  "  \\*-,  ^ ^  .^..^j^  in  ea  h 
officer,  whc.e  volunteers  twe  ve  >"  n;™,J  '  '^^  stood  re  dy',  with  their 
haversack,  and  a  second  ,n  Ins  '-'S^  V/  nd TsceX 
nuiskets  at  the  trail,  to  igmto  the  port  ^  '^''^l^  ™  ^e  .mn,  drive  in  the 
nuiss  below  thorn.     "  Sampson,  the  'l';^'    f  >Xo  te  e,  enut     Every  bullet 


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mies.     Takencom  pl..tdy  by  surprLso,  and  dismayed  at  tlio  sight  of  the  hiss- 
ing port  fire,  which  tlicy  did  not  co.nprdit.nd,  iho  Indians  at  first  drew 
back  and  opened  a  running  tire  from  tiieir  inferior  guns,  but  seein-^  how 
small  WHS  the  number  of  the.r  assailants,  th-v  asrain  advanced  and  waited  for 
leir  nearer  approach,  detennin.d  apparently  to  save  their  powder  un.l  make 
the  tomuhawk  alone  p.-rtorm  its  work.     S.uldeidy,  IU.nayn.,  who  had  .lis- 
mounted  on  the  lull  h:ilte.dwi,|,in  twenty  paces  of  th.  spot,  and  wilt,  his 
men  at  exLendod  order       Jh.  Indians  dared  not  to  provok.,  a  hand-to-hand 
encounter,  tor  that  would  have  brought  them  witl.in  the  range  of  the  mus- 
ket,, they  saw  l.nelled  above.     This  was  a  most  eritieal  and  mixioas  moment 
to  the  young  othcer.     He  had  dese.nded  the  hill  too  rapidly  for  the  port 
ine  to  be  suthciently  consum.-d  for  ignition  of  the  shells  generally,  and  for 
nearly  a  muiuto  they  stood  thus,  their  muskets  still  at  tho  trail,  and  at  every 
moment  cxpectmg  the  Indians  to  make  a  Hnal  spring  upon  th(>m 

At  length,  after  the  lapse  of  a  few  seconds,  which  seemed  ages,  the  fire 
rapidly  approached  the  iron. 

"Now.  my  lads,"  shouted  the  Virginian,  "throw  them  in  lustily  " 
.  A  loud  cheer  burst  from  the  lips  of  each,  as,  after  having  hurled  tho  mis- 
sives ot  death  into  *!,e  dense  groups  ,.f  the  astonished  savages,  they  followed 
up  the  advantage  created  by  tiie  .-onfusion  of  the  bursting  shells,  by  a  rush 
upon  the  gun,  the  drag-ropes  of  which  were  seized  amid  many  distant  shots 
and  so  effectually  used  that,  before  tlui  former  could  recover  f'rom  their  panic' 
the  piece  was  withdrawn  under  cover  of  the  (ire  Irom  the  square,  and  its' 
muzzle  turned  to  tho  enemy. 

A  second  loud  an.l  triiimi.hant  cheer  followed  from  the  jiill,  and  tho 
strong  voice  of  Captaiu  ileadley  could  be  distinctly  heard  when  it  had 
ceased.  •' 

"  Quick,  quick,  Mr.  Ronayne ;  there  is  anotlier  strong  band  apiwachinir 
the  wood  on  your  left.     The  work  is  but  iialf  done. ' 

"  Light  your  second  grenades,"  ordered  Honayne.  "  The  siHit  of  the 
burning  port  fires  will  keep  thtm  in  check.  Hampson,  will  you  n,.ver  have 
finished  with  the  gun  !  what  are  you  fumbling  abuut  that  you  do  not  drive 
in  the  ramrod  ? 

But  the  man  spake  not;  ho  reclined  motionless  over  the  breech  of  tho 
field  piece.  The  next  moment  the  brazen  plated  cap  fell  from  his  head,  and 
a  white  forehead  Wiis  exhibited,  with  a  slight  incrustation  of  blood  on  tho 
temple  showing  wh(;re  the  fatal  rille  ball  had  entered. 

"  Ila  !  dead  !"  exclahno,!  Jlonayne,  excitedly,  i.s  he  caught  the  man  by  the 
collar  and  gently  lowered  him  to  the  ground.     '•  I  must  then  perform  your 

lie  caught  up  the  drill  and  the  heavy  hanim..r  whicli  the  stifteninjr  ar- 
morer bad  t^ropped,  and  s  >  .veil  and  powerfully  did  he  us.-  it.  that  after  a 
ew.blows  the  end  of  the  ramrod,  broken  short  off  at  the  touch-hole  fell  into 
tlie  body  of  the  gun,  and  the  veiit-hoh;  was  clear. 

"All  right,"  ho  exclaimed;  -quick,  Colhns,  a  couple  of  cartridges  to 
prime  with."  '  o      "" 

In  another  moment  the  gun  was  ready.  The  officer  passed  his  eye  alons 
the  sight,  and  saw  that  the  muzzle  pointed  fully  at  the  large  body  "that  was 
approaching  a  small  patch  of  brushwood  to  take  him  in  flank 

"The  moment  I  tire,"  ho  ordered,  "  throw  in  your  second  grenadci,  seize 


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the  draj?-rope9  and  retire  with  all  speed  with  ihe  f^un.  I  sec  the  fuses  are 
nearly  bmiii  out ;  this  ia  rather  a  short  o\n  for  my  purpose,  Collins,  but  it 
must  answer." 

SU'p{)injr  to  the  rij^ht  side  of  the  gun,  he  lield  forth  the  grenade  with  his 
left  huiid,  and  apjilicd  the  port  lire  to  the  touch-hole.  There  wiis  a  fizz  of 
a  few  seei-ialH,  and  then  the  gun  went  ofl'  with  a  loud  explosion,  and  a  lierco 
recoil.  Yells  and  shri*'''s  rent  the  air,  and  in  a  moment  the  whole  of  the 
new  hand  wore  scampormu:  away  in  full  flight,  leaving  behind  them  some 
Hve-and-twenty  of  their  ptiily  killed  and  disahli'd  by  the  discharge  o*"  the 
piece,  loaded,  iw  has  been  seen,  with  musket  bullets. 

Profiting  by  the  consternation  into  which  this  murderous  fire  had  thrown 
the  whole  body  of  Puttowatomies,  the  men  pealed  forth  another  cheer  even 
louder  tliiin  the  fiisi,  hurled  forward  their  grenades,  not  yet  ready  for  ex- 
|ilosion,  iLs  far  as  Lhey  ei>\ild  throw  them,  and  ;jeizing  the  drag-ropis,  run 
fleetly  with  it  towards  the  hill. 

Stricken  with  disappointment,  the  India  »s  lost  sight  of  their  usual  caution, 
and  rushed  furiously  forward  to  recover  the  gun,  which,  however,  being  now 
discharged,  was  of  iiu  actual  use  to  them. 

"  Leave  the  gun  where  it  is,  and  bring  off  your  officer,"  shouted  Captain 
Ileadley  in  a  clear  voice.  "See  you  not  that  he  ia  .vounded,  and  the  In- 
dians advancing  to  dispatch  him  ?" 

Tliis  was  the  iirst  intimation  the  men  had  of  the  fact.  In  then-  anxiety 
to  secure  tli(!  gun,  they  had  not  observed  that  Ronayne,  hit  by  a  rifle  bullet 
while  in  the  very  act  of  tiring  his  piece,  had  been  brought  to  the  ground 
with  a  broken  leg,  and  rendered  unable  to  follow  them.  But,  no  t,ooner 
liad  Captain  neadlcy  attend  the  order  than  all  h-usteiied  back  to  the  spot 
where  the  Virginian  reclined  on  onc^  side,  with  the  uiusket  of  the  armorer 
ti'duly  grasped,  and  his  look  still  bent  upon  the  distant  forest. 

"just  as  thev  had  rc^ached.  and  were  preparing  to  lift  him  up,  the  Indians 
again  rushed  forward  to  dispute  his  possession.  They  wore  wilhm  twenty 
paces,  and  brandishing  their  tomahawks  triumphantly,  when,  suddenly,  and 
one  after  another,  burst  in  the  midst  of  tiiein,  the  grenades  which  had  been 
hurled  prematurely  on  the  discharge  of  the  field  piece,  and  striking  panic 
into  their  body,  caused  them  once  more  hurriedly  to  retire. 

But  this  check  was  oiilv  momentary,  llendered  reckless  at  every  moment 
from  the  li.uu.r  which  all  "had  more  or  less  imbibed  at  diflerent  periods  of  the 
battle,  and  ashamed  that  thev  should  be  kept  at  bay  by  so  mere  a  handtid 
of  men,  the  dark  mass  now  fiercely  closed  upon  the  little  party  that  bore  oil 
the  wounde<l  officer,  and  commenced  their  attack. 

M(;anwliile,  Cai)taiu  Ileadley,  seeing  this  resolute  forward  movement  of 
the  Indians,  and  anlicipatin-  the  certain  destruction  ot  the  whole  moved  his 
little  souare  rapidly  towards  the  gun,  causing  his  men  to  take  with  them  tlie 
ammunition  which  had  been  collected  there,  tuid  soon  the  piece  was  again 
hjaded  and  turned  to  his  front.  But  it  was  found  impossible  to  discharge  tlie 
.rim  without  endangering  the  lives  of  his  own  men  more  than  those  even  of 
the  enemy,  for  the  Indians  in  immediate  pursuit  kept  themselves  so  cau- 
tiously in  the  rear  of  the  former,  that,  in  the  position  he  then  occupied,  it 
was  impossible  to  reach  them  alone.  The  only  movement  that  could  save 
them  was  a  r  d  change  of  ground,  so  as  to  enable  him  to  take  the  enemy 
in  flank,  and  oi  this  he  hastened  to  avail  himself  by  again  occupying  tUe 


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sandiiill.     Tliis  was  dono;  but  in  the  nhort  timo  taken  to  (ift'cct  tho  move- 
ment, tho  Moiidliuiintla  hud  too  well  ))ri)fitc'd  hy  tlunr  advanlMi^fi'. 

At  tho  head  of  the  ])ur.siiors  wiis  tlio  (Jhijjpcwa,  l\'i!-tu-tL'in.  His  voice 
liad  hofn  loudost  in  the  war  whoop,  us  hix  foot  had  been  tho  most  forward  in 
thi^  advance ;  and  his  deniineiations  of  tiin  do;^  Mtiuiley,  as  he  (•ailed  hitn, 
were  liittcr,  and  ho  called  loudly  for  him  that  iuj  mi^ht  kill  him  with  his 
tomahawk. 

"Save  yoiirf elves,  men,  and  leave  mo  to  toy  fate,"  exclaimed  tho  Virgi- 
nian, as  he  heard  tiio  voice  of  tho  Chippewa  almost  in  his  car.  "  Nixon, 
remove  the  colors  from  my  shoulders  and  take  them  into  tho  square,  1 
shall  not  die  happy  until  I  know  tliem  to  he  si'cure." 

"Nay,  sir,"  said  the  non-comtnis'<ioiied  oliicer.  "wo  will  not,  cannot  de- 
sert you;  and,  if  we  would,  it  is  now  out  of  our  j)ower — wo  are  too  closely 
pressed — we  must  tii^ht  to  the  liist." 

"  Thfti  drop  iik;,  and  turn  and  liirlit.  Let  us  not  be  struck  down  like 
da.stards,  with  our  backs  to  tlie  enemy.     Where  is  that  musket  ?'' 

"  Here  it  is,  sir,"  said  the  serjeant ;  "  but  in  your  present  disabled  state 
you  cannot  make  use  of  it." 

"At  least  I  will  try,"  returned  tho  Virginian.  "If  I  could  but  slay  the 
black-souled  Pee-to-tum,  I  should  revenge  the  treaeherv  of  this  day,  and 
perhaps  be  the  tneans  of  saving  the  renuiant  of  our  brave  fellows." 

"  Oh  !"  gasped  Nixon,  as  he  fell  suddenly  dead  upon  tho  body  of  his 
wountleil  otKcer.  ITe  had  been  sliot  through  the  back  and  under  the  left 
rib.  A  tierce  yell  followed,  and  Ronayne  beheld  the  hellish  face  of  the 
Chippewa,  '.ooking  more  disgusting  llian  ever  in  the  loss  of  his  left  eye,  as, 
■with  sliining  blade,  he  bounded  forward  to  take  tho  scidp  of  his  victim. 

The  body  of  the  serjeant  lay  across  his  shatttired  leg,  and  not  only  gave 
liim  great  anguish,  but  impe<led  his  action,  faint,  niorecjver,  as  he  was  iVoru 
loss  of  blood  from  several  subsequent  wounds  received  during  his  transit 
from  the  spot  where  he  tirst  had  fallen.  Jiut  the  opportunity  of  avenging 
his  wife,  himself,  and  his  slaughtered  companions — the  latter  all  murdered 
at  his  instigation — was  one  that  would  never  occur  again,  and  all  his  ener- 
gies were  aroused.  Even  while  the  half-diunk'n  savage  was  in  tlie 
act  of  taking  tho  scalp  of  the  imfortunate  Nixon,  Ronayne  removed  the 
bayonet  from  the  musket,  and  grasping  it  with  all  the  fierce  determination 
of  hatred,  drove  the  shin'p  long  instrument  with  such  f(jree  through  his  ex- 
posed body,  that  not  only  the  jioiiit  protruded  several  inches  on  the  o]ipo- 
site  side,  !)ut  the  innt^r  edge  of  the  socket  itself  cut  deeply  into  the  ilesh. 

Absolutely  roaring  with  jiain,  tho  Chippewa  left  his  bloody  work  unfi- 
nished. The  knife  fell  from  his  grasp.  He  sprang  to  his  feet,  and  having  at 
once  seen  by  whose  l\and  tlio  blow  had  been  inllicted,  a  sudden  thou^dit 
appeared  to  occur  to  him.  Dow  ^igain  he  threw  himself  furiously  upon  tlie 
body  of  the  wounded  officer,  who,  anticipating  the  act,  had  by  this  time 
armed  liimself  with  the  knife  that  lay  with  its  liandle  on  the  liTound  and  the 
trickling  blade  across  the  down-turned  cheek  of  the  serjeant.  lb*  sought  to 
encircle  liim  in  his  de.atli  grip,  but,  in  falling,  tlie  handle  of  the  l.avonet  iiad 
struck  th(!  ground,  driving  the  weapon  even  deeper  in,  ami  thus  adding  to 
his  torture.  But  the  greater  his  suffering,  tho  more  desperate  became  his 
thirs^  for  revenge.  He  now  nianageil  to  tlirow  liis  ,arins  round  the  neck  of 
the  Virginian,  and  said  something  in  broken  English,  which,  aecoinjiauicd  as 


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his  liii<'u:i<'.'  wnsby  a  fiendish  lmi(,'h  ronderinp;  hiH  countonnnce  more  hideous 
than  t'v'("r,''fiiiusoa  tho  laf'^r  to  make  tho  most  furiuas  end.mvor  to  relemio 
himsrlf.  whil."  with  his  -    (it  aii'l  disonjruiiHl  hand  ho  stru.'k  bhudiy  witli 
hiH  kniiV  at  ihi.  uncovercu  Jiroat  of  th<^  Indian.     Hut  the  -veapon  wa«  soon 
wivst.-d  tVotn  his  entVchlod  hands,  and  tho  Chini.nva,  doxtorously  turning 
himsMf  so  as  to  L'Ct  the  body  .  f  his  enciny  comi-lctely  uncfr  Imn,  now  tn.^d 
to  sc.dp  him  uhve.     WeaK  as  he  was,  the  young  otficer  did  not  h.se  sight  o 
his  i.n'senco  of  mind.     Scarcely  had  the  scalping  knife  touched  h.s  head, 
when  it  was  again  withdrawn  witli  tho  most  horribl .3  contortions  of  the 
whuh,  body  of  tli.^  Chipp..wa.     Fixing  ..=s  eye  on  the    ndian  s  f"ce  above 
that  he  might  fe.tst  on  the  agony  of  the  wretch  who  had  just  aNowcd  ium- 
self  to  be  liie  violator  of  his  wife,  while  threatening  a  repetition  o    the  out- 
ra.re  wh.'ii  the  battle  should  be  over,  the  Viigini.'in  had  seized  the  handle  of 
the  bavon-t,  and  turned  the  weapon  so  furiously  in  the  wound  as  to  cause 
one  general  laceration,  the  agony  arising  from  which  could  only  be  compre- 
lion.h'.l  from  the  spasmodic  movements  and  wild  bellow iiigs  of  tiie  savage, 
lu  order  to  free  himself  from  the  torture  he  was  too  much  distracted  by  pan 
to  think  of  removing  by  the  instant  death  of  his  enciny.  the  (Juppewa 
sprang  suddenlv  upwards,  but  this  movement  only  .1'!"^-  Vl"!r'r.n  !« 
tormcMits  under  which  ho  writhed,  for.  as  the  Virgmiai.   held  the  handle 
fjrmlv  in  his  -rrasp,  the  bayonet  was  half  withdrawn,  and  the  siiaip  point 
S      'i,  bv  the  down-hanging  weight  of  the  socket,  mto  a  new  direction. 
Wild   vitii  revenge  and  p^^injie  w4s  at  length  in  the  act  ot  raising  his  toma- 
hawk  to  dispatch  the  Virginian,  .vho  had  abandoned  his  hold  ot  the  bayonet 
lieu  a  shot  came  from  the  front  of  the  square,  and  Pe-^-'^'";  '•;  /     f 
across  the  bodies  of  both  his  immediate  victims,     bingii  ar  to  saj,  tin  l>- 11, 
aimed  by  Cnptain  lleadley  himself  at  the  upper  part  ot  his  person  and  du- 
rim'th?only  period  when  the  Indians  coind  be  reached  without  danger  to 
Tme  one  or  other  of  tho  men,  entered  his  brain  over  his  injured  eye,  and 

forced  out  the  utlior.  i>  .i    ;    i  ..tii,. 

The  f:dl  of  the  detested  Chippewa-the  liead  and  s  ay  ot  then  battle- 
seem.^l  .neatlv  to  dispirit  the  Pottowatornies,  a  baud  .  about  fatty  ot  whom 
iTfollmved  them  in\his  lierce  onset.  Of  that  number,  sonje  .1  e.m  had 
Keri.l.ed  both  in  the  hand-to-hand  encounter  with  the  nnmediat.  followeis 
5  1.  uu  a^d  several  shots  from  the  square.  On  the.otl.er  hand,  bu  tour 
0  the  olunteers  remained-Corporal  Collins,  Phillips,  ^^^  -N.^'f  J- 
Lmo-the  latter  severely  wounded.  Ail  the  others  had  talleii,  and,  with 
the  excoution  of  Serjeant  Nixon,  been  scalped. 

A  c  sation  of  the  contest  now  ensued,  and  the  Indians,  holding  up  what 
was  intende.l  to  be  a  dag  of  truce,  asked  permission  to  carry  otf  the  body  ot 
?ctp  a  Sensibl^how  impolitic  it  !vould  be  to  exasperate  them  with- 
out n2sitv,  Oapftin  lleadley  granted  their  recjuest.  addinj:  that  now  he 
bad  ma.  ho  counselled  th.in  Imd  been  stricken  down  by  the  anger  of  th 
(iir.."  Spirit,  he  hoped  they  would  come  to  their  senses  and  obey   then 

^'^'irn^uin.  among  themselves  ^as  the  only  reply  as  thev  placed 
the  body  a  UankT.t,  drew  the  bayonet  from  the  wound,  rom  which  ob 
K^ei^copious  dark'stream,  and  leisurely  proceeded  -'tj  !  :';":^^:';;  ;;^ ^J 
the  scalps  thev  had  s.'cured  to  iv  e.in  another  bn.ly  of  their  tribe  « ho  hat 
been  watching  them  iu  the  distance,  and  who  now  rapidly  advanceu  to  meet 


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WAU-NAN-OKR  ;    OR, 


them,  evidently  anxious  to  know  why  they  returned  unmu'.ostcd,  and  what 
tidings  they  l)i-<)U){ht. 

Atlviititagc  wiiH  taken  of  this  cessation  of  combat  to  bring  back  what  re- 
mained uf  th(!  gallant  hltle  band  of  vuhuiteers  witliin  thosijuare.  'I'he  dead 
were  htft  to  moisten  the  sands  on  whidi  they  hail  so  bravely  fallen.  Ilo- 
nayne  still  lived,  but  he  could  not  be  removed.  The  slight(!st  nmlion  of  his 
body  broULfht  with  it  ngony  little  less  excruciating  than  that  which  his 
enemy  had  ex|)erieMeed.  lie  knew  ho  must  die,  and  he  l)ei'<,'eil  Captain 
Ilcadify  to  let  him  peiish  where  he  was,  under  the  sha(h>w  of  tiie  guns  of 
his  comrades,  and  in  full  sight  of  the  forest  wlii<ii  he  knew  contained  all  that 
ho  loved  on  earth.  What  he  asked  to  be  spared  to  him  was  a  cluak  to  shield 
him  from  the  burning  heat  t»f  the  sand,  and  a  littlo  water  to  moisten  his 
parched  |ips.  Oh  !  what  wuiild  he  not  have  given  for  a  draught  of  the  cool 
claret  of  the  dinner  of  yesterday  I 


CriAPTER  XXIV. 

Ho  that  comforts  my  wife  i«  tho  cherisher  of  my  fl?»«h  and  blooJ. — Alfi  Will. 
^Tiat  nearer  debt  in  all  humanity,  than  wife  is  to  tlie  huitband. — T.oihu  and  Creaiula. 

Jr. Wits  about  three  o'clock  in  tlu;  afternoon,  and  a  burning  sun  threw  its 
strong  rays  upon  the  sandhill  where  stood  prepared,  for  whatever  further 
emergency  might  occur,  the  little  band  of  American  soldiers  now  reduced 
to  less  than  one  half  of  tlu.'ir  original  number.  The  acijuisjtion  of  tlte  three- 
pounder  had  greatly  eiicom"iged  them  for  tiio  moment,  but,  during  the  in- 
action that  succeeded  to  the  death  and  removal  of  the  body  of  the  fierce 
Chippewa,  each  had  leisure  to  retlect  on  the  but  too  probable  issue  of  the 
struggle.  As  long  as  day  remained  to  them,  lliey  filt  tliat  they  could, 
while  ]u)ssessed  of  the  gun  and  a  sullicient  qu;inlity  of  ammunition,  defend 
themselves  ;  but  wiicn  ti>o  darkness  of  night  should  come  on,  enabling  their 
enemies  to  approach  and  surround  them  from  all  quarters,  it  must  be  vain 
to  expect  tliev  could  maintain  the  contest  with  the  same  succes.  that  had 
hitherto  attended  their  extraordinary  efVorts.  liuictivity,  in  a  position  of  that 
kind,  ever  brings  despondency,  anil  tVoui  one  evil  the  niiml  is  ]iroiic  to  revert 
to  another.  Tlv'  married  men  thought  of  their  wives  iuid  eiiildien  and  the 
horrible  fate  that  awaited  them,  and  from  the  men  of  strong  nerve  which 
they  liad  manifested  themselves  to  he  while  in  positive  action,  they  now  were 
fast  becoming  timid,  and  irre-olute,  ;ind  anxious.  Tiie  sight  of  the  many 
d.'ad  and  scalped  liodies  of  their  comrades  around  them^vas  not  much  cal- 
culated to  re.^ssure  them. 

Meanwhile,  Captain  Ileadley  had  kept  his  ghiss  almost  constantly  directed 
towards  tleit  ])art  of  the  common  adjoining  the  fort,  where  the  griNit  body 
of  the  Indians  had  now  collected,  and  appeared  to  be  in  earnest  ilelib,-r;ition. 
Among  the  number  of  those  assend)led  he  could  distinctly  make  out  W'in- 
nebeg,  Waubansee,  and  Tee-pee-no-bee,  the  former  of  whom  seemed  to  ho 
addressing  the  younger  Pottowatomics  in  energetic  term-^,  while  be  fre- 
quently pointed  to  the  blanket  which  contained  the  body  of  the  slain  Chip- 


TIIK    MARHACRK    AT    CIIICAOO, 


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pewn.  At  lensth,  when  he  had  been  succcodo.l  by  th«>  two  oth.-rchinf*  just 
nnni.-(l,  who  sr^nicd  to  (lpliv(!r  thcnis(;lv.!s  in  a  similar  spirit,  u  yfll  appn- 
rciitly  of  assfint  and  approval  camu  from  tin-  dark  inat"s,  and  in  i\  few  mi- 
nutes a  parly  of  about  a  hundred  dt>ta<'hi;d  themselves  from  the  group,  and 
preceded  by  the  samt;  tla^r  tluit  had  been  raised  by  the  immediate  followers 
of  I'ee-to-tiim,  slowly  advaueed  towards  tlm  little  wjuare. 

"  Cmirajze,  men,"  said  Captaii>lbndley,  "  wo  have  not  foujjht  our  steady 
battl.^  for  nothinff ;  but  let  us  «iv..  th<!  credit  of  success  when-  must  it  is  due. 
Wc  owo  our  preservation,  if  we  are  preserved',  wholly  to  the  gallanti7  of 
Ensiirn  Uonayiie.  Had  If  not  removed  the  spike  fror>  that  j,'un,  and  tired 
it  at 'the  eventual  sacrifico  of  his  own  life— nay  more,  had  he  not  slain  Pec- 
•to-tum,  our  most  bitter  and  relentless  enemy— wo  should  all  have  slept 
upon  thi-i  (leld— ///"/  si^rht  we  should  never  have  seen;"  and  he  pointed  to 
the  rude  Ihi-,'  of  which  Winneb^i,'  was  the  bearer,  and  which  was  then  half 
way  from  the  point  of  departure  of  the  liand.  _ 

"liven  so,"  observed  Lieutenant  Elmsley— "  to  poor  Konayne,  if  this  rag 
means  anvthint,'  pacific,  and,  from  the  fact  of  its  being  borne  by  Winnebeg, 
[  have  no"  doubt  it  does,  must  be  a'^ciibed  our  exemittiou  from  the  fate  of  our 
unhappy  comrades.  Your  ball  wius  well  aimed,  Captain  lleadhsy,  and  hast- 
ened the  death  of  the  loathsome  and  vindictive  savage;  l)ut  never  could  ho 
have  survived  that  bayonet  wound.  Life  must  have  ebbed  away  with  the 
bloo,l  that  followed  its  removal ;  yet,"  and  this  was  said  with  a  significance 
which  his  commanding  oRicor  seemed  to  understand.  "  it  must  be  not  .-i  little 
satisfactory  to  you  to  know  that  your  shot  saved  him  from  the  tomahawk 
that  was  already  raised  t<.)  dispatch  him."  .    -.t     ji 

"  Would  that  in  doing  so  I  had  saved  his  life,"  returned  (  iiptain  lleadley, 
leriously  "  How  doubly  unfortunate  is  our  position— without  a  surgeon  to 
attend  the  wounded.  Von  Voltenberg  1  have  not  seen  during  the  day— 1 
creatlv  fear  he  has  fallen  also." 

A*  this  moment  the  Indi.-uis  had  come  within  about  twenty  paces  of  tho 
snuare,  one  fare  <.f  which  Captain  lleadley  had  ordered  to  be  opened  to 
make  a  diMilav  of  the  gnn  behind  which  stood  a  man  with  a  lighted  match. 
Here  they  h.alted,  looking  "ith  mixed  regret,  awe,  and  anxiety  up.m  what 
they  had  so  recently  had  in  their  own  possession,  while  Winnebeg  advanced 

a  few  paces  to  the  front.  .     xr     n  -n   a' 

"  What  would  the  chief  Winnebeg?"  asked  Captain  Headley,  with  dig- 
nlty.     "  He  brings  with  him  a  ilag.     Are   the  Pottow.atomies  sick  with 

"°The  rottowntomies  are  strong."  returned  the  old  w.arrior,  in  the  figur- 
ative laiioua-e  of  his  race,  "  but  they  would  not  slay  the  brave  It  the  war- 
riors of  The  white  chief  will  lay  down  their  arms  and  surrender  themselves 
prisoners,  their  lives.shall  be  spared."  ,.        «  ,i  u  *     i    * 

"This  is  well  to  promise,"  rejoined  the  commanding  officer ;  but  l^ bat 
reason  have  we  to  believe  that  the  Pottowatomies  are  serious?  1  hey  know 
that  we  will  light  to  the  last,  and  they  se'>k  to  save  their  own  lives  by  lair 

*""0n  the  faith  of  a  chief,  1  pledge  myself  th^t  their  word  shall  be  kept. 
Pee-to-tum  is  dead— he  has  no  longer  power  over  the  young  men,  and  they 
will  now  obey  the  voice  of  their  own  leaders."  ^^ 

«  The  word  of  Winnebeg  is  always  good,'  replied  Cant.  Headley,     t>ui  i 


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WAU-NAN-OBB  }    Oil, 


distntHt  his  vounjjmi'n;  they  received  preoentu  from  tliflr  Or«nt  Fiithor, 
itui  |iii>t»isr(l  to  t'si'iirt  Ills  »<>lilii'i-s  In  Fuit  Wiiyni>,  How  li.nn  tlicy  kopt 
tlit'ir  word '.'  Look  Hroiiml.  Mort' thiin  half  my  soidicrft  li.' IIkti- ;  hut  not 
fliono.  If  this  Pottowiitomifs  count  well,  tli^y  will  fmd  moni  than  two  In- 
dirni!*  for  cvory  whito  nmii." 

"  Our  Father's  warriors  aro  hravc,''  roturncd  tho  chiof,  •'and  »o  th^  Pot- 
towatnnii(  •*  would  sparo  tlidr  lilood.  If  they  surrender  their  nrmH,  I  pro- 
mise, iu  thuir  name,  that  no  more  shall  b(!  spilt." 

"  I  will  (lonsult  my  brave  soldiers— they  mhall  decide,"  observed  tho  com- 
mandant, "  not  that  I  doubt  )our  wonl  or  your  j^ooti  intentions,  \Vinneb<y, 
but  as  yuu  had  not  tin"  power  to  restrain  your  younj;  men  at  lir-t,  li.»w  am  1 
to  know  tliat  you  can  do  so  now?  At  present  wo  have  arm-,  in  our  hands, 
and  can  defend  ourselves  ;  but  if  wo  yield  them  up,  we  inuy  bo  toniu- 
liawked  the  next  moment.  However,  as  I  said  befort>,  my  l^nive  followers 
Khali  decide." 

"  Mr.  Elinsley,"  ho  added,  turning  coolly  to  hia  subaltern,  "  count  up  our 
litile  force,  and  ascertain  how  many  men  of  the  detachment  remain." 

"  Two-.nnd4wenty,  sir,"  returned  liLs  subaltern,  who  hi;d  taken  but  a  few 
minutes  to  enumerati!  them." 

"  Two-andtvvei''y  out  of  sixty  with  wlioni  we  advanced  to  the  eharifo  tiiis 
mornini;,  besides  two  ofhcers — one  mortally  wounded,  the  other  missing. 
Well,  this  is  rather  hot  work ;  but  you  see,  Winnebeg,  that  if  our  loss  has 
been  nuae  th.m  forty,  including  the  .Miamis,  the  Pottowatotnics  killed  are 
more  than  double  in  number." 

Winnelieif  replieil  not,  but  he  looked  implorintrly  at  Captain  Ileadley,  as 
if  desirous  that  he  should  accept  tlu!  otfered  terms  without  irritating  his 
people  with  allusions  to  their  heavy  loss. 

"  Well,  men,"  continued  that  officer,  who  had  rem.'irked  the  particular  ex- 
pression of  the  countenance  of  the  cliief,  "  what  is  your  decisiou '!  I  am  per- 
fectly ready  to  act  as  you  shall  say,  either  to  fight  to  the;  last,  or  to  surren- 
der, with  the  chance  of  being  knocl  id  on  the  lu'ail  afterward-i." 

"  Had  v.-e  not  better  put  it  to  vote,  sir  T'  suggested  Lieut.  Elinsley  ;  "  tho 
responsibility  •will  then  rest  with  the  majority." 

"  A  good  idea,  Mr.  Elinsley.  So  be  it.  The  majority  of  votes  shall  de- 
cide whether  we  fight  or  surrender." 

The  votes  were  accordingly  taken,  and  the  result  was  an  eipial  division — 
eleven  for  surrendering  and  taking  the  chances  of  good  faith  —  the  other 
eleven,  chiefly  the  unmarried  men,  for  fighting  to  tli<!  last. 

"  Tlie  casting  vote  is  with  you,  Mr.  Elnisley ;  that  given,  wo  return  our 
answer,"  remarked  C;ai)tai.i  Headley. 

"  Winncljeg,"  said  the  lieutenant,  addressing  him  fur  the  first  time,  "one 
question  I  would  ask  you  first:  know  jou  anything  of  our  wives — are  they 
deail — and  where  !s  Mr.  McKenzie  ?" 

"They  are  all  alive,"  returned  the  chief  with  animation — "bad  wound, 
though — Winnebeg  help  save  him  himself." 

Human  nature  could  stand  no  iriore.  Hoth  officers,  as  if  actuated  by  the 
same  connnon  impulse,  met  and  em()raced  each  other  warndy.  A  mountain 
weight  seemed  U)  be  taken  fr  >m  their  oppressed  hearts,  and  those  two  men, 
who  had  jireserved  the  most  cool  and  collected  courage  through  the  fearful, 
the  ai)palliny  scenes  of  that  day,  stilling  all  their  more  selfish  feelings,  now 


Tni  MAMACni   AT  CHICAOO. 


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wfTere.!  the  warm  team  to  ««Hh  m  «il....ee  from  thoir  eye.     Tlio  mon  }M<1 
JS^uht  with  an  omolio!;  litll.  inf-riur  to  tluMr  own,  rwul  uu.ny  -    t  jr 

!.v  the  bitten  c.rtria««.«H  they  to.  rejoiced  in  the  HHf..ty  of  th.-.e  bruv.  and 

"•'1:  T:r;:;;„  ,...  no  <,o«bt  w^t  n,y  d..i.ion  in  tl.iK  mat...  wjin- -<' 

u^.-»nn,it  »»nl  tlic  |.™er  to  «ve  oum.-lv.».     My  ".w  »  l..t  IM 

ass,.nt..l  to  the  con.litions  uf  surrcn-kr  (  Hi-tu...  H ..         I       > 

ho  confidently  b-.p-   t'-'.  ;;^  ';:;tu  J  lu^^x-te.n.nt  of  their  young  men 
miirht  not  h;iv.>  had  the   .owor  to  ir^tiain     u  •  ,,        .^  ,vould  to  a  cer- 

in  the  tlrst  outburst  of  th.Mr  ™««  ^"J^^  ^    ^^^^^^^  had  b.cn 

tain  extent  b.  re,.unod,  ««,.  that  t  e  "'; [j;;^  ;\  ^  ,  n,,t  ,,,,tecl  uneasi- 
playea.  and  the  ciuef  '-^or  vv»^no  nu.  •  ^^^^^^^^  „,„  ,,sh  tni^ht 
nesH  in  bun  waa  the  'M;P>-<'1^'-"^'"»/i^;\  ^"^„  ;,^  .,f\,„  .varriors  as  to  ca,>e  in 
induce  such  a  <h-ne  o  vvn-eance  m  ^'  «  ™  "'j^. ;  T^f  ^,,,.  ,,j  -en  of  tlieir 
then,  a  n.,..wal  of  tbeu  ♦"'•>;  ""^-.^^^.f^Sttft'to  d,ance.  As 
loaders.  Sonietlun-  ''"^V  7  tv  d  if  the  iidluence  of  their  sager 
prisoners  tbj'X  .n;^  -;^ -'j;^.  ^  p  ::fnJd. til" ,  us  eon,batants,  every 
warriors  and  their  own  tiettei  letm.},    j  AT,,,.eover.  tlie  reason  which 

n,an.  withov.t  an  exception  must  '.'f  «•  ;\.,/^;,"  ^'an  .lual  innuenco 
hadd..eided  Lieutenant  hlmsley  .n  ^''^'"S  b'^^^  Then- wives Nvere  pri- 
iu  sustainiie.'  bimself  in  the  expediency  o  ^""-"J  •  .  ™  ^^  jf  lliey  bad 
soners.  audi,  reunion  svith  them  -^^j;^'^^^;^^;  :i''^  tba^hopo 
.esolved  -  defeiidui,  Uten.  >- ^^  jtuo tl^t^Jn-not  io  speak  of  the 

titnihu  fate. 


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xfkv-HkH-nuu ;   01, 


And  nowr  cominpncod  th«»  mo<«t  humilmting  pnrt  of  thn  movprnpntu  of  (he 

dny— ih.'  l.r.Mkirij;  ii|.  ,,(  th.'  ^Mllant  liiili.  m|u:iri',  mid  th.^  ntiirii,  lliitikfcl  hy 
th<'ir  Indinti  ciipfi.n*,  of  tin-  r.mniii<»  nf  the  di'liuhmi'til  to  tin-  f.irl.  liuorri- 
plinmo  with  tht<  viM\  of  Cuptnin  ll.'ndl.'v,  i'xpr.'*t«'d  nl  th.'  «uirjj;imli.,n  of 
his  rn.  n.  iiiHifiid  ..f  takini;  tli"  route  »<.'l.it.rl  l.y  Winm  hr.,'  in  hi-,  u.lvimco, 
thu  party  w.-ro  huH'.t.".;  to  n-liini  pa'*t  thf  wnj^/ins,  'llu-  hww  which  t<H.k 
place  ht'ic  was  fimt  of  rjiingh-d  c<in««olati.>n  and  dcupnir.  Huch  of  tlu-  nmr- 
ricd  men  as  had  fturvivod  ih.'  conflict  anxiiamly  Houj^ht  ih.'ir  wivc«.  many  of 
whom,  with  pah»  ehi'i'kn  and  unnki-n  pycn,  and  hcartM  nearly  oni«ht'd  liy'tho 
pitil.'ss  miir.lcr  of  their  rliiidren.  siiU'wrnn'^  conif.al  in  tin'  nnd-.t  of 'their 
despair,  us  tliey  j^azed  once  niore  on  the  features  of  thosn  wlioin  ihey  had 
Kiven  up  as  losi  for  ever.  Hut  tlii-n,  on  thn  otluT  hand,  wiw  the  souf's  mi- 
miry  lornplete  of  th«  pfior  womin,  widowed  within  the  past  few  hours,  who 
soufjht  ciiLjerly  hut  in  vain  to  distiniruish  the  features  of  him  who  alone  coulrl 
console  her  under  a  similar  hereavrment.  and  who,  with  leai-s  and  sohs.  sank 
hack  H{r:m  into  tli<  waj^on.  in  all  th.'  aj,'ony  of  increased  and  contirmed  dcs- 
pftir.  It  required  stern  hearts  to  hehoi.i  all  this  unm.m'd ;  hut  thu  know- 
It'djjc  that  their  wives  had  Ii.in  mdiarmed.  wliatev.-r  the  savai-o  (h'struetion 
of  their  children,  lirou^dit  soine  litlle  r.lief  to  the  ove,chart,'ed  hearts  of 
such  of  the  married  meti  as  had  h.'.n  spared,  and  in  their  secret  hearts  thev 
returned  thanks  to  the  I'rovidence  that  had  guurdud  not  only  their  own 
lives,  hut  the  lives  of  those  most  dear  to  them. 


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CIIAPTKIl  XXV. 

And  with  what  feolincrs  did  they  now  re.e..tcr  the  fott.  and  what  an  as- 
pect .lid  It  tires.. nt!  ihilfdrunkenFndijins  were  yet  enjraj^ud  in  the  work  of 
plunder  and  destruction,  insoniu.'h  so  that  it  scaV.-elv  appeared  to  them  the 
game  place  from  which  they  had  salli.-d  out  in  the  m'ornini,' :  an.l  there  w.re 
moments  when  th.-  stoutest-hearted  wis}ied  (hat  ihey  hadnever  retuni.'d  to 
it,  but  perished  on  the  field  wh.-re  th.'ir  .'onira.les  lay,  unconscious  of  the 
past,  rej(ardless  of  the  future  of  des.dation,  of  which  all  they  saw  seemed  to 
give  promise.  The  officers'  (pinrters,  and  the  hlocklDUses,  which  had 
aflorded  them  protection  and  shelter  .luriuir  many  a  lut'^r  year,  wove  now 
burst  open,  and  every  article  of  heavy  l.eddinjr  and  furniture  hiirl.'d  into  the 
square— the  latter  ripped  open,  and  Jaoken,  and  th..  tVathers  and  fra.'menta 
strewn  around  as  if  in  mockery  of  the  neatness  that  had  ever  heeira  dis- 
tinctive characteristic  of  the  well-swept  purad.)  uroun.l,  when-  heretofore  ii 
pin  might  have  heen  pick.'d  up  without  a  finger  beiriif  soiled  in  the  act. 
Ihese  were,  seomuiirly,  too  minutts  considerati.>n3  to  have  weighed  at  such 
a  moment  when  higher  and  more  important  interests  were  at  stake  ;  but.  to 
the  well-regulated  eyo  of  the  soldier,  accustomed  to  order  ami  decorum, 
they  were  now  mountains  of  in.-quality  and  discomfort,  -.vhieh  contributed  as 
much  to  the  annoyance  and  morlitication  (.f  his  position  as  the  v(!'y  fa.-f  of 
captivity  itself;  and  if  this  was  the  feeling  genarally  of  the  men.  mow  deep 
must  have  been  its  effect  on  the  officers,  and  particularly  on  Capt.  Headley 
who  had  ever  been  punailious  to  a  nicety  in  all  that  reg.uded  the  interaai 


m 

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hi 


TRK  MAMAOm  4f  OWOAOO. 

arran-cmenU  of  Fort  l)«ftrlK>rn.  Hut,  offi-ti^i^i'  «•  thi«  wna,  how  much  mora 
»u  will  it  tu  ImIu.I.I  iiuuiv  of  tlu'  »>.m.l  (Uiilu,>.ti<ullj-  arra>e<l,  not  only  m  thm 
own  dotliiiiK,  but  ill  iluil  of  tli.ir  wiv.-n,  ii»'M'crutinj<, a*  It  wwr.-,  tlu-  tcirrlblo 
».»l.miiiiy  ol'  ill.!  .lay.  iMul  nimking  iit  iIhi  iwivwity  of  •ufft-rinK  t.i  which  lb« 
luttir  hii'l  Imxii  (Hilntrt.'tl. 

( >f  th.)  InilianH  who  liml  formal  thiiri-tcort,  w.m«'  utopin-il  outhi.U)  tlu>  Kiite, 
othi'rn  iiiixc.l  with  thf  (.iMMiiiior!*,  iiiul  only  ulntut  n  «loto'n  followcl  thitn  to 
thu  nuiM  r.H)iii.  wlii.;li  \Vin.Hl»-.c  MiiU  h.^  ha.l  nvWu-A  for  tiittir  ti-mpiriiry 
quiirtoM,  «»  h.iiiK  the  l-iiint  iiahl-  to  int.'rru|.lioii  or  inoh-ittiitiuii.  II.!  pro- 
mU.-.l  lo  H.inil  Ih.-ni  SmmI,  and  latir  in  the;  i-soninir.  wh.-n  ail  wa*  .lui.a,  M 
contlatt  l'..«  two  oflkcw  to  fhoir  wiven,  who,  for  Kre»t.'r  (jUh't  md  nccur- 
ity   wiM-.' Hlill  lyin.^  .oii.oi.'.'d  in  thf  .mi»<"  wh.T<'  ho  had  flrnt  platvd  llu'tn. 

"  W  inn.bi),',  W  iuti.lH'X,"  »aid  ('aj-t.  Ilcadl.>.  nolenmly.  "how  can  wo 
over  sullioiiMitly  r.'|.tty  you  for  vour  noble  .ondiirt  to-lay  J  l|u|Nnd  ii|.on  it, 
I  Hhall  not  fail  to  niak"  known  to  our  <Ju-al  Kallair  that  you  haxo  miv.d  th« 
hve»  of  on.'  third  ..f  thf  d.-iuchm.-nt ;  but  h'l  n»>  remind  you  of  the  flr^t  pari 
of  our  .•oi.tnicl— th.'  burial  ..f  tlu-  doad.  'I'Immv  is  pl.nty  of  .layliuht,  and  I 
wish  to  s.tid  out  a  dozon  .u-n  for  tlu;  pur|K)^-..f  di«;;n.g  one  coninioi.  ^ravo 
for  them  all.  Mr.  Uoiiavnc  must,  if  not  dead,  b«  broUKht  in  o..  a  lilt.'r;  if, 
how.'x.r.  lu!  is  no  luor.'.'no  K^'v.-  can  b<'  nion-  h..norable  to  him  than  that 
hhari'd  with  his  followurs.     You  know,  Corporal  C'olliim.  whore  th.i  spade* 

and  picki*  aru  k.'pt.''  .111 

••  V.  s  sir,  I  knotv  whor.;  th.'V  are  u«ually  k.'pt,  and  when^  it  U  not  hkcly 
they  have  been  dinturbud.     What  men,  At,  am  I  to  takoi" 

Almost  .'vory  man  in  th.-  .l.'tadim.'nl  .xpr  ssed  hi»  anxiety  to  bo  of  the 
party  ;  but  the  remainder  .-f  th..M'  wh..  had  Inion  \s'  '■  the  V  irgmian  when 
ho  fell,  and  a  few  (,ther«,  all  unmarrie.l  m.-n.  were  sc       ed. 

"I).,  you  not  think,  sir.'^ai.l  I.ieut.nanl  Khnsley,  "  that  I  Hhould  com- 
maud  thin  parly  aud  .uiKirinteiid  the  arrungemenl.  ?  Poor  Uoiuiyne  must  be 
delicately  haiidhvl.'  .  .    .     ,    ^      »   1        •__ 

"  If  vou  will  do  H..,  Mr.  Elmsley.  I  shall  bo  most  «lad ;  but  not  deeming 
it  abHolutely  nec'ssary,  I  did  not  pn.p.we  it  ah  a  point  of  duty.  Hut  there 
in  an..ther  tliini^  to  bo  considered :  Winn.-bejr.  what  eseort  will  you  give  to 
my  p.'..|)le;    Vou  know  your  young  men  are  exeitcJ,  and  many  may  not 

know  ot  tim  eonditi.^ns  of  our  hurrenaer."     ,      ,  ,     ^    ,.         ^    ., .    , 

During  lhi,s  conyersatiun,  alm..sl  the  whole  of  the  Indians,  to  the  number 
of  einhle,.n  or  twenty,  who  have  b«!."n  ullud.-d  lo  an  having  plund.red  and 
otlVnsivelv  arrav-d  th.  m^'lves  in  the  dre^M^s  of  the  oP'cers  wive.,  and  who 
were  eviJ.ntlv  the  most  turbul.-nl  of  th..  band,  liad  bi^en  .Irawmg  gradual  y 
closer  around  "the  little  i-irtv  of  pn>onois.  .Ml  w.  re  more  or  less  ludicrously 
p.iintod,  an.l  exhibited  the  most  giot.scjue  app>-araiice. 

Wh.n  the  r.n.nant  of  the  detachment  tirst  entered  the  fort,  it  was  re- 
nuirk.d  thai  one  of  theni-a  nwre  youth-had  dosoly,  almost  imp»y  inently, 
examined  the  features  of  the  odiceiN  and  ha.l  followed  with  mo«t  of  Ins  com- 
panions. When  Captain  IIeadl.;y  Muule  his  re.iuest  f..r  an  escort,  this  indi- 
tidi.al  suddenly  went  up  to  Winneln.g,  tappe.l  him  ..n  the  shoulder  a-'  -aid 
something,  not  in  PotL^walomie  but  in  Shawnee,  accompan  od  by  much 
gesticulation,  wni^'h  s.enud  t,>  have  great  w.-ight  with  the  chief. 

"  (iive  him  eseort,  dis,"  said  the  latter  lu  reply,  as  he  glanced  bis  ey« 
quickly  upon  the  group,  aud  with  seeming  inUlhgence. 


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•WlHf  l»^  Mar  Ntwiwd  Captein  He«,II«j,  with  «  ihAdow  of  r«- 
WMMNMM  in  \m  Imm. 
'♦  V«»,  nil  ,(o«k|  Poitowatortt    all  bniv«  w«rrioi^-no  ^•^  him  din,'*  Ai4 

h«  fxMtit.'*!  lo  thn^o  who  hM(I  MMmpuM  llMm  ix^^\\  th«'  fli'hl,  "  «||  too 
rniu-li  iir.'.l  witli  fi^jfht  ttlr.-iicly -ilb  mtn  tUjr  U«r«  nil  .liiy.     No  H«lit." 

Alli.ouKh  hy  tiomMM  pcnuu'  :>ri  by  the  loMoninKof  WinriMf>.-tj,  imt  men 
who  hnd  Wn  plumlerii^  mm;  drinkin^f  wh.it  ihi-y  .nul.l  Hn.l,  «liiriiitr  th« 
wholn  I  th«  morning,  w««  th«  n\m\.  pruper  pHrnoiiH  to  uurd  prwnni'r*  from 
th«  viol..nco  of  fxrit.rl  .  .  '',,|,t.  H,.Hil|..y  f.lt  thi»t  it  would  \w  impru- 

dfiit  to  urgrt  any  turtlH  i  , ,  ..i:  Kor  n  iiniflo  mimii'tit,  it  o,urr.'d  to 
him  thill  the  chinf  hnd  oir-md  thm  r>.»cort  with  ii  hiwtil«  motive,  but  it  wm 
»  lhoiiy;ht  which,  invoiuiitftriiy  fo^  -.I  upon  hij  mind,  whm  im  iimtrtntlv  dia. 
<»rd.Hl  M  unworthy  of  tli.i  .•hi.'f,  mid,  whiit.'vor  niij^ht  hnr.-  b.'.ii  bin  |,ii..f)t 
m»givinj(>t,  he  no  \on<^\\x  oppiw'd  im  obji-i'tion. 

Tho  prximrnUonn  wiiro  ».Hin  mide ;  tho  httcr,  nnd  miit-rmit  (..r  ds -'iti - 
found,  (in(l  ihf  hitl*"  party,  wh<  hnd  taken  off  tli.'ir  uniCoririi  i(»  av..ul  jwir' 
ticular  romnrk,  and  to  Ihi  iiioro  t'rc<i  in  their  inovorai'nN,  wiilicd  forth.  On 
p«««inx  near  th<t  j^aU-.  and  in  a  din-ction  opposit*!  to  that  by  which  they  had 
just  .ntcr.'d,  thov  b«hc|d  th.i  l)i>dy  of  Doctor  Von  Volt.idH.rf<,  within  a  few 
pacm  of  tho  iKUhway  by  which  they  now  advanced,  which  wan  tho  route 
Uken  by  tho  Indiann  with  the  thrc...p(jundcr.  II,.  wiw  ntri|)pcd  to  tho  nkin, 
HCttloed,  and  with  a  profu-nioti  ■  f  lurj^'ft  j^'ivcn  tlicn  and  aiitn  of  the  pmirio 
Mttlod  on  and  nwrr.ingly  disputing  po»m»»ion  of  lh«  dark  and  coagnlatod 
bloo.l  that  wiw  already  incrusted  on  tho  feate-ing  wourui.  '.' "  hmly  was 
fwt  b«!Coming  bloated  and  discolored  under  the  rays  of  an  Aug  .^t  -^un,  but 
no  nno  ct.uld  mistakes  the  black  and  the  peculiarly  cut  wlusker,  and  the  good 
natured  and  sniiiing  oxprcsHion  of  fac«  which  oven  in  death  had  not  wholly 
deserted  liim.  ' 

TheT  Lad  now  reached  tho  point  where  the  Indians  stoo<i  when  the  first 
grenades  were  thrown  in  among  thorn  by  the  follow  i-s  of  Konayne.  From 
this  could  be  commanded  a  full  view  of  the  theatre  of  contest  as  far  ;"*  tho 
crest  of  the  sanrlhill,  being  a  full  muskeUhot  frorr,  tho  spot  where  he  had 
laat  fallen.  'J'ho  intermediate  space,  as  has  alret.dv  b.'en  remarked,  wm 
thickly  strewn  with  dead  bodies  amounting  in  all  ',o  u])WardH  of  a  hundred 

llt%«l       til..       l.!.! 1. ...  ^       _        !...         .1  ■      •  ../  .  * 


una  tile  pittc.i  cluwen  for  int.  riiient  by  Li<  ut»Miarit  Elmsley  was  tho  small 
copse  ol  underwood,  from  which  the  fUnk  mo/ement  had  been  made  upon 
Konayne  by  tho  fresh  band  of  Indians  upon  whom  he  liad  directed  tho  fire 
of  the  three-pounder. 

While  occupied  in  digging  a  grave  of  about  twenty  feet  square,  their 
•tra»i,(0ly  attir  d  looking  escort  amused  themselves  with  examining  tl  !  dead 
ttluforni(-.l  h.).'ica  that  lay  ^tr  vved  ihickly  around,  and  it  was  remarked  that 
ttey  showed  no  r-  h.  curiosity  in  regard  to  their  own  people  who  were  in- 
discrnniiiately  mixed  up  with  tbem.     Gradually  they  approached  the  crest 
of  the  hill,  and  Lieutenant  Klnisley,  who  was  distrut^tful  of  their  intentions 
aiK   kept  a  close  eye  upon  their  movements,  saw  the  youth,  already  noticedi 
suddenly  bound  with  uplifted  tomahawk  towa..:s  tl/e  spot  where  poor  Ho 
nape  was  known  to  lie,  and,  after  addr<>8,^i„g  a  few  word,  to  his  companions 
stoop  over  hi.s  body,  with  what  intention  he  could  not  i-mke  out,  but  henre- 
sumcd  to  dispatch  and  to  scalp  him,  for  the  crv  uttcnd  bv  the  Virmnian 
and  heard  even  at  that  distance,  was  piteous  to  hear.     DesJnng  the  men  to 


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Em  wUh  th.ir  woiL.  wd  .^»ll«5t  ihe  Ml«t  m  tooB  ••  •«  wm  «wpj^ 
hurritul  mi.i.l'  "     -c^iwi  of  tliiii  naw  wtlon,  *nd  M  be  •dvWMJfd  tW 

•bothrr  and  «  n.  '•«•>  t'W^y  '»'  ''"'"♦"»  "PP"*"  '"«»«»•  ••»•  •P*^ 

Rftnidly  theire«s«.lcl.m..«l  in  Uj.on  th.<  offlrrr  on.  .  '^123S?JII!I1 

Hor  wHii  kr.i'i'ling,  nnd  .lo«.pit.((  down.  .In-w  from  U  -  _  •>  •W>Ml«r  mOM 

of  i„..,pri.ihl.,!; :.KU..h,  All  tl,..n  r.«..  «nd  groupd  InK.th.r.  mov-d  awg 
,nral!-f  wilh  (I...  «au.  rid.  ■  unl.l  th.y  were  iaally  l-t  •'  hmd  «  .udden  el.. 
v.itioi,  tliut  conti'.u.  .1  ll..'  hill  i"  nn  «>btl»e  Mlgl.<  Umurd.  thn  W.        ^  _ 

Sturtl-d  by  ih..-  «pp«>arniic'< of  th^«c  {TvnhiH,tmm,  I.  ■  ut  MmhI.':  p.iii 
;»  ,„o„..nl ."  hi«  »dvtt..c..  hut  f.oli„«  tha'  mu-  .....■■.».,..  c.f  mu.lrt«t  nn.         _ 
u.,favo,Hbiy  u,..m  th-  l«nd,  h..  r^-n.-wcd  hi.  .  |..  «tln«  at  ^•;«7  ";"^;;» 

to  roftch  th«  man«l..d  IkkIv  o,'  hi.  fiiend.  1  h-  Ina.ur.H  ,,,prc«rh.Hl  th.-  Mm. 
n„i„t  nt  Ih.  «««..  L.S  «n/h«  .'. w  ul  on...  that . h.  umy.  .-y  ^'•'■'; -'^P'',;';'  ;' 
hum'  who  hu.l  mcumpunietl  VVmnJ  "<J  when  h« c.*m..  to  ofr-r  •■^'  » J;'  "  '  J 
n..,ull..v.  TrustifiK,  thc'rofMr*>,  that  ♦  '«-ro  wm  no  v  H>Unc«  to  1«  .  ppfh. .  -lia 
rum  tl  o...  who  wm.  Hwarc  of  thr  .«rt  ,^  tbo  ^urreudor,  toward.  >.  m.df  or 
prny.  b«  proceed  to  M-arch  for  hi«  fri.;-,.  i  .    nn  -"H'^l^l^  »'"''.  ^fX 

WH  nut  to  be  tern.     He  or.uhk  not  be-  mi..  '  .  ih-  •p<>t  w  .cro  it  had 

km  cimX^Bnt  Nixon ;  but.  'houKh  n  ,•  Intter  w,«  n-Hrly  m  ih.  .um« 
SioTin  wht.U..'  hn.l  full.;,  th«  knif.  vM,  '.  had  u«,..l  u,«.n  the  throat 
7  oC  »HK  WH,  and  th.  imprint  of  hi.  l>o.ly  .  ..on  tho  nand,  d«.ply  m<.«t- 
Jred  ••  th  t^.  bU  of  both.  w.m  th.  only  in.lication  of  H.>nayn«'«  havmK 
Cn  h  r.  It  WHM  cvid..n:  that  h.  had  teen  carri.d  off  by  the  s.nm|5e 
jTrty  who  had  formcHl  t.M.ir  escort,  and  that  thn  ^l^^ ^^ ^^^t  sihlx 
Jim  had  b.on  produ.vd  bv  the  tortun.  of  moving  hw  broken  irab  What 
;r.Sv:  for'thi.  r..  oulra«.,  ..ould  huvo  b.on,  t  .a,  ^'f -  *>  -'J- ' 
turc  unloM  it  wan  to  iocuro  at  thuir  lemur.-,  unMbrr.r^ahc  other  party  .r 
San"c  me  up  to  dispute  poKsr..ion  of  the  h,«.'U  w.th  them-not  on ly  \m 
Ijal?  bt^'X.  hUd.HtaL.d  Joiors  w:.ich  ho  bure-perhap  to  .ell  the  la:t«r 

"w;[£f.t£c:^!::i^tobe.towthc.ii.b^st„ouc^^ 

Indi-ms  approach -d  the  bodios.  and  leiHur<  ly  proceeded  to  ntnp  tin  ■.-  of 
ScltSg^^^^^^^  leader,  utU-rin,  a  yell  of  del  ^ht  and  surpr«e  a.,  he 
r.mVr^  u  t  sprantf  upontlu-  s-rg,  unt  and  secured  the  ncalp,  which  IWto. 
„Th:d"faUoKuke^  Thi.  picl-  ,.f  K<K,d  fortun.  ''^  t-J;;-/«„  X 
for  sometl'Miu  Hiniilar,  imd  th. y  uccordmglv  disp.m'd  themKelves  rapidly 
ov  >r  U  '  s  nJ  o  ,-on,bat,  ex.  minin:;  every  lead  and  str.ppmg  ovorybody. 
All  t  iH  wa.  do,  0  without  Lieut.  Elmsley  having  th.  Hl.ghte«t  newer  to  m- 
te  fen  for  he  kn.-w  tluU  any  attempt  at  remonstrance  wouM  '>"ly  »f  « 
provoke  a  Hin.ilar  faU-.  und  thus  the  party  pas.e-<  on,  stnppu.g  every  sold.er 

*''  WhUe  hV,  lingered  hesitatingly  near  the  .not  -''--  't'S'lelS 

ri?aSnt'iS-":^= 

from  the  further  extremity  of  the  underwc..d  m  wh  eK  t^^ 


riok  from  the  further  extremity  of  the  underwoou  m  ;"""'"='";•*; 

«  .li  L  and  which  ext..nd..d  about  two  hundred  yards  on  the  left  of 
the  Kfow  M^nc^  he  kne.v  the  cry.  and  comprehende^i  '^f  whi'-h^ht 
aig  dovin  th.  sandhill  without  thought  of  en.  -- f  S^tr  Sk  ab! 
m:.rbt  be  exposed,  turned  the  cornci  of  the  small  wood,  and  ^^mV?: 
^ptly  at  a  plit  where  ho  could  nee  wilhc  ut  being  noUced  hunself.  .eheld 


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Jocifd!   ""   '^'"^'■'"'"'*''   ''^'    '^   f«^^   •"'""'^nt'*    J^efuR.,    it   had  been   uiu>*. 
ro,ro.'?,''ir?''"'?r"f  ^'^■"^^l').'»'«lv  ''"^-d.  '"Hi  reposing  upcm  iW  prujectin-r 

of  do  u  g  ionneJ  of  (1„,  y..,y  (ln..ss...s  ,1..L  I,,.,!  ,„.w  l,,..,.  .luff.d  f,  r  tl,.  p'u  • 

ox„r        -,  ^V     "'"'^''r '.'"'"'^'''  '"'^  -"'■'""'  "'^«  '"^  I'«l'^  f'H..  with  u  .sih-nt 
W.LS  ,vai,    and  hiH  ojT  gradually   l,.si„g   its  |„stro,  the  a,-„,  of  th..  ullicT 

pabs,unat.?ly  so  conv„ls,v..ly  to  his  hoart  that  a  now  fire  seemed  at  these 
mom..,  s  o  be  enk„.dl..d  Im  both-a„d  to  p.-ove  all  the  ituem  ty  J  .  u, - 
dm„„..h..d  love  ho  bo.'o  he,..  Neither  sj,oke.  Spe.oh  eo«Id' not  h,.  Z\ 
convey  what  wa«  pussnig  in  their  sad  souls  as  amid  th-ir  looks  wl. il  the  ex 
hausted  state  of  the  w,>.„hI,.,1  „nu,,  ,„.d.,..ed  exertion  of  ,  ny  ki,!  It  me.vlv- 
pa,„ful  but  ■mposs,bh..  < ),.  the  other  side  of  the  Vir-nnian  h  hdd  h^^ 
Uul  ..fl....t.onately  in  hi.  i^vble  g,-,w.p,  stooped  the  yomTl^l    ^  v.d v 

scene  we,;c  h,s  compa,uons.     The  youth  ua.  \Va!,.„an.g.e.     J li.  connv,  iom 
r,L    m"""''^"''  ""^  ^'^^■°'"'  iViends-thoso  who  had  soug      .  Z     Z 

his  S  1  of    h\'"'r'"'  '"  '  '■"!■"?'"■  "'^'-'"'''•^"'  ^'''^""'  '-J  thev  succeeded,  a^ 
this  t„,il  of  the  wile  s  agony  „„ght  have  been  spared.     On  Ih.-  first  exit  of 
the  t,;oops  they  had  ntshed  into  the  fort  on  the  pr.tenee  of  p  In,       a,fd  ex 
cess,   .1  the  hope  that  their  exam,,le  would  be    mitated  by  mZ  an    that 

^^.i.ai  dS.r;;f  ^:;L;r;vtr  hf  ;:7^^^^^^  i^^i^r  .;:rs.l  ;i;: 
^t  ;LhTt'd  rM"''?'^"'^^  ''^>'.''^'  •"■^^'-'^  they  iK,d  r zSt 

alll    rn  Jetaehraeiit  a.s  iTmauied.  for  had  all  bee,   e„,.-a-ed— h,d 

:"u;;x:^3d';;;;;£;r,:;x:-;^^^ 

eC;    f  ,'^^'"'^,'^:«V'  l^'^"^>ne,  he  had  p,-ofre,ed  hin.self  a,ul  f.^iend    ,     le 
by  tie  of  ir  £r^'"';"^'.""<-'"f 'K  to  bear  off  the  bo,!y,  without  b  t'.  Jen 

A     fi  .     i  ^'".'  '''""^  ''"''  ■•'ttent,on  of  his  0-1,  wife, 

nebe    tLSous  tr.^""';  f-^'T''T  subse,iuently  ascertained  from  Win- 
Zl,t~.^-    ""'T  '''  ^^^  ''''!'*  to  t.ake  a  last  1-Mive  of  his  dyin.r  Wend  and  to 

Z:^  ZVr  '^s;-,bd"'''^r-  ^^■••"  ••"'^--  thosidi^.ea,-t,;;i "  d^ 

trlt^.sr^;:i     ds  r  r^^^^     '"•"■'^1  •^.■^^  ^^--^  ^^-^^^  '^^'^l  -er  entertained  the 

seen  hin  se  f  it  hfi  ^' .  *'*''J  '\r  ,'*''"l^  *''  '"°^''^^  f''"^'"  ^^^  'P^'  ^^''''''-^  "»- 
he  sh     S     k       f  J/'t'"^^^'^,^^  '111-  l''«t  by  suddenly  exciting  and  n-nta  in,r 

clos^To  n.;''?'l^'''r/^^;  iifo  which  wa...  evidently  fast  d,-awmg     h* 
he  felt  leu!       ^'■"'^«"   hat  soler.^n  and  silent  communion  of  spint..  would 

he  Biih    1  r  ^  U  '■■'"■',''»''  '"'^  ^'  ^b^'-^i"^^  •  '^-^d  vet,  ,..s  if  Leintted    ,; 
the  6,ght,  he  oould  not  leave  the  spot-he  could  not  abandon  his  dearest  ad 


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best  fricncki  without  lingering  to  know  liow  far  his  services  might  yet  be 
avaihihlc  to  l)otii  or  oiw. 

Apimrently,  Mrn.  Hdiiayne  hiul  not  uttered  ii  sound  since  tiiiit  piercing 
cry  liad  tscaped  her  which  attested  \u-v  tirst  knowledge  of  the  liopeless  con- 
dition of  her  wonnd.d  iiust.and.  The  attempt  to  carry  him  otf  tii.^  lield, 
witli  the  viow  not  only  of  jireventing  him  from  t)eing  scalped,  m  heceitainly 
would  have  b.cn  hy  tlie  party  then  advancing,  but  of  conveying  him  to  the 
Indian  camp  of  the  women,  had  been  productive  of  the  greatest  suffering  ; 
so  much  so  that  when  he  had  gained  the  point  where  lie  now  lay,  and  where 
his  wife  had  lirst  met  him,  he  declared  to  Wau-nan-gee  his  utter  inability  to 
proceed  further,  iuid  prevailed  on  him  to  place  him  on  the  ground  that  be 
might  die  in  quiet. 

It  was  now  near  sunset,  and  the  condition  of  the  Vugmian  was  momen- 
tarily becoming  weaker.  He  suddenly  made  an  attempt  to  rally,  and  for  a 
monient  or  tw(?  raised  himself  tipon  the  elbow  of  the  hand  that  still  encircled 
the  waist  of  liis  wife. 

"  Maria,  my  soul's  adonvl !"  he  murmured,  "  I  feel  that  I  have  not  many 
mom.'tits  left,  and  I  should  die  in  despair  did  I  not  know  that  there  is  one 
who  will  protect  you  while  he  has  life,  tiod  knows  what  has  beun  ihe  tate 
of  our  poor  companions,  but  even  if  living,  they  cannot  sixield  you  from 
danger.  Wau-nan-gee,"  be  said,  turning  biintly  to  the  youth,  "  two  things 
I  am  sure  you  will  promise  your  friend— tirst,  to  conduct  yoursdl  a  all 
things  as  my  wif( — your  sis'ter— desires ;  secondly,  to  conceal  and  guard 
these  colors  until  you  can  deliver  them  up  to  the  nearest  American  lo^rt. 
Then,  when  the  youth  had  solemnly  promised,  with  tears  filling  his  dark 
eves,  that  he  would  faithfully  execute  the  trust,  ho  turned  again  to  his  wite, 
.•uid  said  in  a  tone  that  marked  increased  exhaustion  at  the  eilort  he  had 
made,  "  Maria,  sweet,  it  is  hard  to  die  thus— to  leave  you  thus  ;  but  yet  you 
will  not  be  alone— Wau-nan.<ree  will  love  and  protect  you,  obey  your  will : 
yet  you  need  not  now  fear,  1  have  avenged  your  wrong— that  wrong  ot^ 
Which  the  ruffian  boasted  when  I  slew  him— t.n-tured  hnn--th.;  monster. 
How  different  the  gentb  love  of  thiu  aliectionate  buy!  But  1  have  not 
strength— oh,   what   sickly  faintness  comes   over  me !   surely   this   must 

"  Death '"  he  would  have  added,  but  silence  had  for  ever  sealed  the  lips 
that  never  more  would  speak  his  undying  atfectiou  for  his  noble,  graceful, 
and  accomplished  wife.  _  ... 

I'or  some  moments  the  unhappy  woman  jnntmued  to  gaze  upDii  the  still 
features  of  her  husband  !.s  though  unconscious  of  the  extent  of  her  great 
misery,  and  when  the  reaction  wane,  it  was  not  exprc>^ed  m  shiieks  or 
lamentations,  or  strong  outward  manifestations  of  emotion,  but  in  the  calin, 
.eivne  condiMiscd  silence  of  the  sorrow  that  stultifies  and  anmhilat^^s.  Her 
chck'was  pale  as  marble,  and  there  was  a  fixedness  of  the  eye  almost  alarm- 
incr  to  behold,  as  she  rose  erect  from  bvr  bending  position  and  said,  witti 
soveritv,  "This  and  more  have  your  cursed  people  done,  W  au-nan-gee  i 
siudl  ever  hate  to  look  upon  an  Indian  face  again  !  Ye*  that  body  must  be 
burie.l  deep  in  the  ground,  and  in  a  spot  known  only  tons  both,  whe/e  none 
may  violate  the  dead.  Vou  have  promised  to  obey  me  m  all  things.  1  his 
IS  the  first  charge  upon  you.  Lot  us  go- the  night  is  fast  Hpproayhing.  and 
the  place  remains  to  be  reached,  and  the  grave  is  to  be  dug.     by  lo-mor 


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row's  dawn  we  travel  together  and  ulone  tliroujrh  the  wilderness,  in  execution 
of  the  will  of  your  friend  and  my  husband.  Mark  that,  Wau-nangee  I  It 
k  his  will  that  vk  travel  tojrether— that  you  shall  he  my  guide  and  orotector. 
See  this  dress,  how  well  it  disj:,ui8eH  m-.'.  I  shall  be  taken,  as  we"  journey, 
for  yoursqua-v.  Ila  !  ha!  That  will  be  excellent,  will  it  not?  Maria  Hoy- 
wood— Ronayno's  wife— the  mistress  of  a  tierd— then  Wau- nan-gee's  squaw 
— and  not  yet  six  weeks  married  to  the  first !" 

She  suddenly  paused,  put  her  hand  to  her  brow— seemed  to  reflect,  and 
then  turning  to  Wau-nan-gee,  inquired  why  ho  lingered  so  bag  and  where- 
fore  ho  did  not  replace  the  body  in  the  litter  and  depart. 

With  a  pensive  and  serious  mien  the  youth,  who  had  Imjcd  still  kneeling, 
absorbed  in  sorrow  at  the  strange  coldness  of  Mrs.  Ronayne's  manner,  and 
afraid  to  disturb  her  in  ii  di.straction  which  he  comprehended  more  from  her 
looks  and  actions  than  her  language,  now  rose,  and  saying  something  in  a 
low  tone  to  his  companions,  who  had  also  regarded  her  throughour  with 
silent  surprise,  the  covering  on  which  the  boiy  of  the  unfortunate  officer 
reposed,  was  placed  upon  the  blanket,' which  four  of  the  party  held  ex- 
tended, and  at  the  directior  of  W.o.vnuu-geo  tlie  whole  proceeded  towards 
the  forest. 

When  this  strange  and  dispiriting  scene  had  terminated,  Lieut.  Elmsley, 
who  felt  at  each  moment  in  a  greater  degree  the  uselessness  of  any  inter- 
ference in  his  powerless  position,  was  rejoiced  that  at  hsast  the  last  moments 
of  his  friend  had  been  con-aoici  by  the  presence  of  his  wife ;  he  was  led  to 
hope  that  it  had  been  the  result  of'a  momentarily-disordered  brain,  on  which 
despair  had  now  wreaked  its  worst,  and  which,  therefore,  might  be  expected 
to  rt;gain  a  stronger  if  not  its  wonted  tone  when  the  bitterness  of  grief  should 
Lave  somewhat  subsided. . 

Proposiiig  to  prevail  on  Winnebeg  to  obtain  for  him  a  meeting  with  her 
on  the  morrow,  when  the  remains  of  her  husband  should  have  been  con- 
signed to  their  rude  resting-place,  he  returned  towards  his  party,  whom  he 
found  in  the  act  of  covering  up  the  bodies  which  they  had,  unmolested  by 
the  Indians,  brought  in  from  the  diflerent  points  where  they  had  fallen. 
The  grave  was  soon  filled  up— a  short  and  mournful  prayer  read  by  the 
officer  from  memory,  and  the  party  returned  full  of  glorm,  and  with  hearts 
bowed  down  by  sorrow,  to  the  dismantled  and  desolate-looking  fort. 


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Thio  ttct  IB  an  ancient  tale  twice  told,-  A7ny  John. 

The  wretchedness  of  that  night  who  can  tell !  the  despondency  tliat  filled 
the  hearts  of  all,  not  so  much  in  regard  to  the  present  as  from  apprehension 
for  the  futuni,  who,  untried  in  the  same  ordeal,  can  comprehend  ?  but  the 
feehngs  of  the  remnant  of  that  little  band,  who  were  indebted  fur  their  safety 
to  then-  own  urave.y,  were  not  selfish.  They  lamented  as  deeply  the  fate 
of  the  fallen,  as  the  dark  and  uncertain  future  that  awaited  themselves— uiv 
certain  because,  although  the  chiefs  had  promised,  and  with  sincerity,  that 


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their  p'-«  "^7-tt,r  ^^t^^^^^^^^^^  ^T 

frSS^het^^^^^^^^^^^^^  looked  upou.  anoo-co^batant. 

and,  therefore,  spared  from  all  P;:'=^7.^^°"^;j?''iyes_both  the  former  also 
The  meeting  between  the  b-bands^  |^»d  ^^-^  ™  ''^^j,  most  affecting, 
slightly  wounded  during  the  '^^^y-^^'^*'/ '^."^''^  ",  •  J\o  behold  each  other; 
Neither  had  ever  -expected,  on  parfng  in  ^«  ';«"2;';^f4,e  preserved, 
and  now,  although  more  or  le««  injured,  to  fand  t^o  «J*^  ^  ^^^^^  ^ 
as  it  were,  by  a  miracle  from  a  ^'•"f  d^"^'^' ^"f;.*'  Sude  to  God  for  their 
piness.  the  pa«t  was  for  the  moment  orgot^^^^f  ^'^^^t^Zn^lu.n  of  the 
JreservP.tion  the  dominant  ^J  '"S^^^^^^^  ^^^a^lon  Most  fortunate  was  it 
wounds  of  the  heroines  was  ^^  ^  "ex    c  nsiaerauo  ^  ^^^ 

that  of  all  the  wounds  received  by  '^'II'T^J^ZZmo  or  impede  the 
three  by  Mrs.  Elmsley-not  one  wa  «  ;-  -J^^^^^^^^'f^  ^er  arm,  fiowever, 
motion  of  their  lower  limbs.     A  bjdl  bat  had    o  g  ^^^^^„^       ^  ^ut 

^S;  at  hS^^^d  tLt  he  woul^  Foca;^:"::;  Xsbmen^^  which 
Meanwhile  the  party  were  enabled  *«  P^^  ^^^^  ot  ^J™^^^  ^^        .  ,nd  ex- 
had  been  ordered  on  the  'l^P^'^^^YJ^^'f^^^tSn.from  the  moment  ^ 

sis:!:.sr  1?  r;:st^rt:u  .cepub.,  especially 

^  S\r::SrS  the  repast,  allusion  was  ^^^.l^^^ 

feigof  the  unfortunate  l^onayne  .vhen  on  ^ 

the  first  time,  what  had  been  don     ^  f^^J   ^74^0^^^  j^veviously. 

to  relate  all  that  he  had  heard  and  ^^^^^^'^o.  ^  f;.      -^^  esneoially  in  Mrs. 

ThU  singular  detail  ^-'f -^  ^^^  JlE^f  Uoth  Sand'and  wife 
Headley,  whose  deep  frundshipfo,  and  mtecs  .^  ^^^^  ^ 

had  already  been  so  strongly  "^ibited.     It  is  not  'on  others;  but 

our  keenest  suffeiing.  we  ^a- ™^f,^^  7^\1\^^^^^^^^  her 

the  noble  woman  had  known  the  ^^^r^f  .^.^  ^^^^"^i^"^^^^  under  which  she 

,,0  well-not  to  feci  deep  '^o^ow  to    the  double^mic  ^^^  ^^^_ 

labored.     In  the  confession,  if  such  it  can  be  caUea.  wmc- 


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iWf,  .h.  had  alluded  to  «omrU,C.,;r,ilX_,„i,l ,,,/''''    """"»"?» 

:;rdT:  rTr:!,™'"?  r"^"Y ""' ^  '«'•  "^^^^^^^^^^  ™t- >» - 

a«p«,r  lr>,m  Mk.  R„,„j.„„  h„^.|,,  „,„  „„„  ,^^j  ^^^^  ^.^  ^.^^^  ^^^J 
her  as  ,,„,■,.  i„  ,|,„„„|,(  a,7,,    I,  ,  .  „    r  ""  ','i  "1"  "  """"'  '•>°l'  "P"" 

her_»h!:.  h„™„  „,;  ;f;;;;:.t;i''r.;;™";',r.'''''"'  "'"-"""■ ""'  °'f" 

speaker.     ••  I  l,a  1  i,,to Xt,  ,  t    V    °  ,      ''°  f'""  "  "'"  "J'"  "'  "'«  !«»' 

to  permit  rae  l»  „c  1   ,„ '  to^  t  m     ±E,  T  '"  t""'^^  >""  """"*■  "'" 
her  mv  aid      \V],-,t  ll,.-  ,       '  "  ''"'™  '"'■  '"todion  a„d  offer 

Headley."  ^        '"'  "'"  oiKnition  on  you.'  arm,  Mrs. 

re^^J^^Z^  ^i^^S:^::'^'''  to  retire   hut  Mrs.  I^lm.I.y,  sudci^nly 

had  come  to  -nt'r  rose  an7hn  .  ?  V"^' ,''"",  "^  ''  P"-^"""'"  ^''    "'^  l'« 
attempt  at  a  s,:"     !  "*  ^^''"^  °"^  ^"^''  ^"'"'^  *«  him,  snyin^..  with  an 

"Never    n..       -although    we  have    fought    a  hard    battle    together 


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lo-dny.  it  is  all  over  now.     Let  us  U  fr:«nd«.     Winnebcg,  explain  this 

'°  Wrnobeir  (lid  bo,  when,  with  a  mingled  look  of  astonishment  and  plea- 
sure, the  Pottowatomie  war.nly  lof.r.u.d  her  prossuro.  It  was  the  samo 
^varr'ior  witl>  whom  she  had  Kr^ppU'd  in  ^''^f"P-'^^-."  ";,';,:  '"P*' 
wluMi  SO  opportunely  extricated  trom  her  perilous  pwit.on  bv  lilack  1  ar- 
tridKO.  As  ho  had  ihe  repi.taliou  of  much  expertnesK  .n  mal<m,-  .ncs.ons 
and  removing  balls  lod-ed  in  the  tl.sh,  his  .tt.ndanc,  had  been  reqnesU>^d. 

C.  n  and"composed:although  evidently  laboring  under  de.p  deject.oj. 
for  the  loss  of  her  uncle,  the  horrihle  mode  ot  whoso  death  had,  however, 
b^en  kept  ba  k  fr,,m  her,  Mrs.  lleadley,  dre.sed  in  the  lightlextured  ndmg 
habit  in  which  she  had  ijon.  forth  in  the  mur.nni?.  and  which  ■.t  has  already 
been  mnarked,  set  of  her  finely  moulded  bust  and  waist  to  the  best  advan- 
^u'^P  F^^^  «"bmit  hei^elV  to  the  operation.  As  she  ramed  herself  up 
0  'the  ot  Oman  on  which  she  reclined,  Mrs.  Elmsley  eut  open  the  sleeve  to 
the  sh.nildor.  thus  layim,^  bare  ono  of  the  most  magmhcent  arms  that  ever 
^i,  app  n  led  to  a  wo.muM  bodv,  the  ,la/./,lin,.  whiteness  of  whoso  contour 
It  Iw  dimmed  in  the  tleshy  part  above,  and  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of 
the  SDot  where  the  ball  had  entered,  ,     ,     ,  ,         ,  ,i  ■  ;  i 

A  si>  n  from  Captain  lleadley.  the  Indian,  who  had  been  talkin^r  aside 
with  his  chie  now  approached,  but  no  sooner  did  he  beliold.the  uncovered 
^  b  wdie.  ther  da' iled  by  its  brilliancy,  which  to  him  must  1'-^  ~1 
n  a  Je  t  de-^ree  superhuman,  or  shocked  that  anything  so  b..iutilul  should 
W  been  thus  woi  luled,  he  suddenly  stopped,  and  while  his  eyes  were 
I'lnuSnated,  the  blood'could  be  seen  suddenly  to  recede  from  his  dark 

''''"  n'o  father  "  he  said  to  Winnebeg,  "  I  cannot  do  it.     I  cannot  cut  that 
arm^Spen-";  very  "ought  makes  me  sick  here"-aiid  he  pointed  to  his 

'^'SuiIJh  trh:^i;nLrv  homage  to  the  rich,  full,  and  moulded  Wv 

of  ah    b  which  was  but  a  sample  of  the  perfection  ot  the  whole  person,  and 

whic         a    otan  seldom  attains  its  fullest  harmony  ol  proportion  be  ore 

h  'natueaL'e  which  Mrs.  Hcadley  .ia,l  attained,  was  not  exactly  that  ot 

wi      wk!  Tt  in  earlier  period/solicited  the  tamous  Duchess  _oi  Gordon 

he    elt  suppress  a  smile  when  she  remarked  the  cftect  upon  the  Indian. 

Anlvi?  his  nan  bad  been  one  of  the  foremost  in  the  attack,  and  at  hi.' 
watt's  SrnlZgS  more  scalps  than  had  been  taken  by  any  other 

"""'teU-'ldMrf  Headlev,ontlie  Pottowatomie  continuing  resolute  iu 
So  .fc,c».;.,K  knife  on  the  bnlMo  :m\  ll«  bc» :  do  jou  not  Ihmk  tl„,t  joa 


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WAU-NAN-OKI  ;     OR, 

plunclored,  so  it  is  no  use  to  look  for  aid  them;  and  tho  only  thinff  with 
whif  1  I  can  try  my  Hkili  w  a  common  hut  vciv  .sharp  penknife''^ 

"  I  ry  whatever  you  please,-  said  Mrs.  Head!  -v ;  "  only  r.,iicvo  me  of  tM, 
suffering;  that  which  you  may  inflict  cannot  possibly  bo  worso"_aPd  uu- 
flinchingly  cxUjnditif?  her  arm,  she  waited  for  him  to  Iw-ijin 

tor  tho  first  time  in  his  life  Mr.  McK.um  fdt  nervous.     There  was  a' 
greater  amount  of  courage  re.,uired  to  cut  int.,  the  delicate  flesh  of  a  woman 
han  even  to  kUl  a  bear  or  a  In.flalo  ;  but  ,^  he  had  promised,  he  summoZd 
up  his  resolution  and  skill  to  the  task.  »ummonta 

The  Pottowatomio.  bedizened  with  scalps  as  he  was,  had  remained  to 
witness  thecuttm.  out  of  the  ball ;  and  nothing  coui.l  surp^tss  the  ,xpre!! 
Bion  ul  surpnse  that  pervadv.!  his  features,  as  he  keenly  watched  the  almost 
.mmo^.lblhty  of  Mrs.  Headley  fron,  the  moment  that  tho  blade  of  the  pen- 
kmle.  dexterously  enough  handled,  entered  into  the  flesh  and  efiected  tho 
ncision  iw^cessary  to  enable  the  ball  to  be  removed.  When  the  operation 
was  finished,  and  the  ball  produced,  he  started  suddenly  to  his  f5.>t  and 
uttered  a  sharp  exclamation,  denoting  approbation  of  her  wonderful  couraire 
Ue  asked  us  a  favor,  to  retain  tho  ball  as  a  testimony  of  her  heroism  ;  when 
Mrs.  Headley  presontcd  it  to  him  with  her  own  hand.  And  with  this  ho 
departed,  exulting  its  though  he  hi;d  taken  a  new  scalp. 

This  incident  perhaps  unimportant,  in  itself,  was  not  without  some  mo- 
ment in  the  results  to  which  it  led.  On  the  day  following  the  furt  was  filled 
with  Indians  and  their  squaws  not  only  endeavoring  to  assert  th.  ir  claims 
to  individujd  pns..ners,  but  infuriated  at  the  losses,  seeking  a  victim  to  the 
n|anes  of  their  oeceased  relatives  Among  others  was  an  ^.V^  aw '  w  " 
had  hxst  a  favorite  son  n  the  battle,  and  who,  having  been  told  by  a  wvrrior 
that  ho  had  distinctly  seen  him  killed  by  a  shot  from  Mrs.  Headley's  rifle 
repaired  to  the  house  of  Mr.  McKenx.ie,  where  she  knew  she  then  was.  Ce,  t 
upon  exciting  the  general  sympathy  of  the  warriors  in  her  favo.',  and 
obtaining  their  assent  that  she  should  revenge  his  death  upon  the  "  white 
squaw.  I         '  ^      niiii-i. 

It  happened,  however,  that  the  nible  woman,  feeling  great  relief  from  the 
abstraction  of  the  ball  from  her  left  arm  the  preceding%^ening  a,  d  Sll 
secure  in  the  pledge  entered  into  by  Winnebeg,  and  confirnTed  in  a  mea? 
sure  by  his  people,  had  fearlessly  mounted  her  horse,  which  had  been  reco- 
vered for  her,  and  ridden  alone  to  the  baggago  wagons  for  the  purpose  of 
procuring  some  article  which,  at  the  moment,  she  much  required  As  she 
was  returning,  and  when  near  he  entrance  to  the  fort,  she  was  met  by  the 
vixen,  furious  with  rage  and  disappointment  at  not  havin-r  found  her 

Advancing  with  a  cry  that  might  be  likened  to  that  ot^i  fiend,  she  .seized 

he  bndle  of  the  horse  and  attempted  to  drag  his  rider  by  her  habit  to  the 

(  ound-shneking  forth  at  the  same  time  her  determination  to  have  her  life 

who  had  taken  the  life  of  her  son.     But  Mrs.  Headley  was  not  one,  Is    he 

timJhf'i  %'^  ""*  """''"'^  ^"'"''""^  "''■'■'^^'"•^  ''''•^'••'^ly  knows,  to  be  thus  in- 
timidatcd  She  possessed  too  much  of  the  high  spirit,  the  resolute  nature 
of  her  unfortunate  uncle  to  submit  quietly  to  °the  outrage,  and,  moreror 
she  knew  enough  of  the  Indian  character  to  be  sensible  that  it  w.;rnot  by 
any  manifestation  of  submission  that  she  could  hope  to  escape  the  thivat- 
ened  danger.  Her  course  was  at  once  taken.  8he  struck  the  gaunt  and 
shrivelled  hag  such  a  violent  stroke  over  her  sho-ilder  with  the  honewhip 


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of  cowhide  .he  held,  that  the  latter  was  compel  ed  to  reload  he  hold,  and 
M  »ho   u  hod  iuto  the  fort,callinK  on  tho  Indmnn  to  rovonK.  her  Hon  and 
Eu  the  A^^  iU,  HOUHW.  the  latt..r  followed  h.r  completely  round  the  nquare 
us  n^  he^  owhi  le  w  th  a  dexterity  and  an  effect,  uh  she  leaned  ove,  her 
3l  e   thiit  drew  bursts  of  iauKhtir  and  approval  from  the  warr.orn  eagerly 

toeirrv  out  tho  wIhIiob  of  the  crone  and  kill  Mrs.  H.adlev  '  ^"^  ^^y,"^"' 
vii  lere  loud  in  the  e,pres«ion,  but  sudcUly  then  «tood  H»H,h  he^o^ 
towatomio  of  the  preceding  evenmg.  the  "ntagonrnt  of  ^  •  ^^^  J^^^ 
frnni  his  commanding  appearance,  not  less  than  by  tlw  prcHiit,..  oi  ni» 
b  a"  ry  impSby  ^he  tinerous  fresh  scalps  at  his  .ule  soon  n.ade  h.m- 
LlTan  ol.ject  of  attention.     None  of  the  cluets  were  present. 

*  Th  whit.-  s.,uaw  shall  not  be  killed,"  he  pronounced,  as  he  held  up  hm 
tomatk  authoritatively;  "she  is  brave  li^  ^  i'^'ttowatom.e  wamor.  See 
here"  holding  up  first  five  and  then  two  nngers-'  bo  many  b.ills  ru.vc  n  j 
her  'and  yet  Li  here,  on  hon^eback,  _.«  if  noth.ng  had  happened.     W  hat 

t^'^tSS-^eh^^udh.  took  from  his  pouch  and  held  up  to  view 
i.  a,»llv  r.*d  „p„n  ''Vr,t/KnSl^Mr  M:tt!:.  tl  b»t  *-« 


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WAP-JTAM-OBl  ;    OR, 


tnwt.Mff  as  It  (1(1  with  tho  Mtnundin^.  whie(.no«.s  of  ovcrv  othor  j^.rtion  of  the 
.m..  y,,v..  ,t  tli.j  fipp.v,rn„,-e  cf  h.mi^r  rma-h  more  .(.voV,.  than  it  r.-ully  wm' 
lUu  It  vvuH  n..t  t ..,  wound  nion.  tlwu  ..nhMtcl  fho  fcoling,  of  th..  fn.lU.  in 
fHvor  of  Mrn  H.adloy.  t'onmctod  with  that  wa.  the  cmln-sH  .h  I  „," 
cnnml  thr,M,^.hout  tho  wh.,I..  affair  fn.n,  th.  ,,c.r.nv..ri.,,r  M,.^J\/Z 

h.  1  hors..  wh,.n  ....  must  hnv  known  that  it  wa.  th.n  a  rmcMiun  nndrr  dis- 
ouss.on  whether  her  life  .houl.l  be  take.,  .,r  n..t.  This,  w  th  th,.  faet  of  Z 
wound  which  they  then  Haw.  and  th.ir  no  longer  doubt  of  th    ..x.'tlnee  ot" 

si  I  ud  ..>er  eonimnndr.1  ,„  J,e  i,a!mi(.Ht  days,  of  her  husband's  intlu.neo 
Willi  iiK*  rrt('(!, 

"No  kill  hin;."  Haid  Pwau-na-shig.  cxultingly,  as  hn  roranrk(>d  the  efr.,ct 
pr(iduecd  on  In.^  .Kmipanions—"  white  chief's  wife  good  warrior" 

^  o,  no  kill  hiin,-  answered  another  voice,  in  broken  English  also.     ••  |  »um 
fine  sfjuaw— WLsh  li.id  hini  wife— g..t  bravo  papoono." 

A  general  .^xpression  of  assent  ean.e  fmn.  (he  band,  when  \frs  IFeadlev 
whosi,  sleeve  had  agan.  been  rudt-ly  tied  by  i'wau-na-shig,  fearinr  that  f 
she  remained  longer  another  re.etion  might  take  place,  preened  the  hand  of. 
the  Int ban  with  a  uarn.th  of  gratitude  tha.  brought  the  strong  fire  into  hig 
p  and  the  wurrn  blood  into  his  eh-ek.  turned  her  hors.-'.  I,;,!  and  c,^ 
(•red  out  ot  the  fort,  followed  by  the  .ild  ravines  .,f  ,h<,  b..|dan  .\"lo  to  a 
her  .ng  and  matted  gr.;y  hair  and  sta-nped  her  feet  in  fury  at  ihe  dis.^ 
rmntment.  n  a  tew  muiut-s  she  was  again  at  tho  door  of" Mr.  MeKenzio 
atul  alighted  m  the  arms  of  her  husband,  wlm.  ala-med  at  her  lon.'aUence' 
w,ts  m  tho  act  of  eaving  tho  house  in  search  of  her  when  she  arriN;.,!  ' 

ranta  1,^.^11"'  l"^'"-'  ""^  "^^T^'^'}^'  ''"^  •.nae,..o,„panied."  remarked 
aptam  Headlev,  wh.n.  m  ivply  to  Ins  nuiuiry  as  to  the  cause  of  her  long 
.  b„.neo  she  sa ,  she  w'ould  tell  hitn  later.  "I  f.ar  that  they  have  been 
unable  to  prevail  upon  Maria  to  leav  the  new  home  of  her  olecion  " 
_  1  am  s.rry  hir  it."  gravely  returiinl  his  wife.  "  I  must  say  her  choice 
IS  not  exactly  what  I  should  liav,.  expected;  but  hero  th(,y  ai-e~wo  hall 
soon  k„ow^  Well.  Mr  i£Im.s|,,,"  sh.l  added,  as  that  officriL-nd  -d  th" 
sera^la.   followed    by   W.nncbeg,     "  what    news    do    you   bring    of   the 

"I  scarcely  know  whether  to  consider  it  good  or  bad,"  returned  the  lieu- 

Iheie  seems  to  have  b«.n  mor.  method  than  madness  in  her  hm.rua.ro  to 
llnSt.'""^"'  ""^  ^'''''^''y^  ^'''  '^^'   '"^^'•""'.^'  ^''"  *l^T'"-ted  witirhim  to 

"Indeed,"  remarked  Mrs.  ITeadley;  "you  surprise  me,  Mr.  Elmslev;  but 
does  she  perform  that  long  journey  on  foot  ?"  '' 

"No:  Winnebeg  =Lscertained  from  his  wife  th.-.t  sh,'  was  mounted  on  her 
Z,?'?  '-"'^  Y  ^^'y'-"'"-^'^^^^'  ''^'-'\-?  visited  and  returned  from  Ifard- 

large  packages,  which  were  tied  t>  the  back  of  her  saddle,  while  the    -outh 
strapped  two  others  smilarly  prepared  witb  provisions,  behind  his  own 'pony 
r  ms  provided,  and  Wau-nan-ge<.  with  Ins  ritle  on  hks  shoulder  and  cSheJ 
wise  well  armed,  they  sot  out  at  daybreak. 


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130 


"  Poor  Marin !  what  your  orentfui  (h-Htiny  will  \>o,  heaven  only  knowi," 
iijjhfld  Mw,  Ht'a(ll«7  ;  "for  not  only  th«  roiul  hut  tin-  c-ourH."  y<>u  pursue  i» 
ono  hcm'l  'villi  (lii'igfr.  Hut  our  loU  arc  now  ciwlin  (lillV'rijnt  liuinncls,  ami 
we  hftvi!  nfl«^(l  <if  atlvntion  to  ourst'lvtm.  ('unit'  in,  Winuflx-ij,  whili'  I  n-lau? 
to  yon  till'  soiiu'wliat  narrnw  t'scaiu'  I  have  again  hul  fiuni  tlio  tcniuihawk 
sine.)  yiiu  h-ft  this  niornin;?.'' 

"(luod  <»n(l!  what  do  yon  moan?"  simultaneously  i',t(;laim*'<l  llu'  two 
oftioiTM.     VVinnclK';,'  slan-d'aiid  look,  d  at  if  Im  did  not  fully  compn-liend. 

"Oh  I  quite  an  adventure,  I  can  at»uro  you  ;  and  who  do  you  think  was 
my  doviitid  kniufhtcrrant  i" 

''•  What  a  (suhjrcl  t..  jent  ahout,  Ellen  !"  remarked  her  husha.i.l,  half  reprov- 
inj^ly.     "Tft  wlidiii  <lo  V(>u  ailud(/i"' 

"Only  the  lall  wa-riiir  who  tried  w)  d.'Hperately  to  get  your  wile'd  Hcalp, 
Mr.  Ehnslcy." 

"  What,  l*wau-na  shit;"?" 

"The  same.  Vou  cannot  imapino  what  a  conquest  I  have  made  ;  hut  let 
us  go  in— the  htoiy  is  too  good  tiot  to  be  aild  to  all,  and  I  presume  both 
Mrs.  Elmslev  and  her  father  are  in." 

"  They  are,"  said  Captain  Hen 'ley,  as  the  lieutenant  gave  his  ami  to 
conduct  her  into  the  house. 


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Little  rem.VinR  to  ho.  added  to  our  tale.  Of  the  incidents  that  occurred  to 
Wau-nan-u'ee  and  his  cKiiige.  iiftcr  their  departure  from  the  camp  of  the 
Pottowatoniies,  we  mii,'ht,  and  may,  speak  hereafter;  but,  as  it  is  not  essen- 
tial to  our  present  desi;;n,  and  would  necessarily  I'ocujiv  far  more  space  than 
is  consistent  with  the  limits  wo  have  been  compelled  to  prescribe  to  our- 
selves for  the  detail  of  the  attack  and  partial  massacre  of  the  garrison  of 
Fort  Dearborn,  ve  forbear.  We  had  always  intended  the  facts  connected 
with  the  historical  events  of  that  period  to  be  divided  into  a  series  of  three, 
like  the  (Juaidsmon,  Mousipietaires.  and  Twenty  Years  After,  of  Dumas. 
Two  of  these,  cmbracini:  dilJereiit  epochs  and  circumstances,  we  have  com- 
pleted in  •'  llMnKcrabble"  and  "  Wau-n.-iniree  ;"  and  whether  the  third,  on 
a  dill'erent  topic  than  that  of  war.  and  which,  as  we  have  ju-^t  observed,  is  not 
necessary  to  the  others,  ever  finds  embodiment  in  the  glowin;,'  lani^iia.^e  and 
thought  of  Niiture,  nursed  and  strengthened  in  Nature's  solitude,  wdl  mucdi 
depend  on  the  interest  with  which  its  predecessors  shall  have  been  received. 
Yet,  whether  we  do  so  or  not.  we  trust  tne  sweet,  the  gentle  Maria  Honayne 
—the  loadstone  of  attraction  to  all  who  kiuw  her,  will  have  excited  sufli- 
cient  interest  hi  those  of  her  own  sex  who  have  foll.iwed  her  in  her  hitherto 
clRMjuered  fate  to  induce  in  them  a  desire  to  know  mere  of  'he  destiny  to 
which  she  si'cmed  t(»  have  been  born. 

Of  the  other  characters,  seanielv  less  interesting,  we  can  si)eak  with 
gn'ater  confi<lence.  On  the  third  day  after  the  battle,  the  prisoners,  includ- 
ing Mr.  McKcnzie  and  the  m<'rabers  of  his  household,  were  removed  from 
Chicago,  and  scattered  about  in  small  and  separate  parties,  at  various  inter- 
vals of  distance  from  Mackinaw,  then  in  possession  of  the  British.  Here 
Mrs.  Ileadley  remained  sometime,  in  order  that  she  might  recover  sufti- 
cientlv  tVoiii  her  troublesome  wounds,  when  Winnebeg,  in  whose  immediate 
chai-ge  she  and  her  husband  were,  learning  that  his  jteople  manitested  impa- 


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tl«nce  at  th«  indnlgencw  nhown  to  them,  nnd  with  their  iiitmil  »i<klcnM«  and 
inconitiittt  ru-y,  donirod  tj»  have  tht'tn  ufivon  vu  to  thi-ir  own  cuntody,  paddled 
them,  iiidt'd  only  hy  liin  »quaw,  from  llu'ir  villn^^i',  n  (iJMtnnctt  of  tlin'.'  hundred 
mikw  alon^  tlm  HhorM  of  Laki*  Mi.hi((!in  to  ttio  |«)«t  of  Miu-kiniiw,  whence 
the  priikintrM,  who  Imd  lx'"n  rgcinv^d  with  nil  the  court»'i»y  tho  kmtwludga 
of  their  }tostition  ami  the  fatn«  of  thoir  deed»«  could  not  fiiil  to  iimpire,  by  tho 
gentlemanly  eoniinnnder  of  that  post,  weru  «ub«e(|uentljr  trannferrcd  to  tho 
general  thin  cotnniamling  at  Detroit. 

And  j^nut  w,w  tho  euri«wity  of  thn  young  Uritinh  offlcern  then  in  garrinon 
nt  tiie  lalt<r  i>o»*t,  to  behold  thlH  noble  and  acompliahed  woman,  th«3  repu- 
tation of  whose  coohiei*  and  couratfe,  under  the  mo»»t  trying  ciroumstanee!*, 
had  he.n  wid.ly  eirculatid  by  lu-r  friend,  Mrs.  KInwIey,  who,  with  her 
fatlier  and  husband,  had  nomo  weeks  preceded  her  to  the  name  «|unrtcr. 

Little  did  we  at  tho  time,  an  wo  (ihare<l  in  the  general  aud  sincere  homage 
to  her  niagiiiticence  of  nerson  and  brilliaicy  of  oluiracter,  dream  that  a  day 
would  arrive  when  wo  should  Imi  tho  chroniclor  of  Mrs.  lleadiey's  glory,  or 
have  tho  [.leatiing  tank  impoHtd  upon  us  of  ro.emb«)dying,  after  death,  the 
ininitable  grace  and  fulness  of  contour  that  then  hrod  the  glowing  heart  of 
tho  unformed  boy  of  fifteen  for  thq  ripened  and  heroic,  alu  ^ugh  by  no 
means  bold  or  masculine  woman  of  forty. 


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MYSTERIES 

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COURT  OF  LONDON. 

J)V  G.  W.  M,  UEYNOLl^S,  ESQ. 

Bcaulifullii  illuotrrttci. 


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AINSWORTirS  GHEAT  ROMANCE, 


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FROM   TUE   LONDON    EDITION 


St.  Ooorg.-,  Gateway,  Edward  ihe  Third',  Tower,  and  Round  Tower. 

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actors  from  real  life  are  tiiu.ly  dniwi.,  and  the  i-lot  full  of  d^'  P  "  '  l,^^„.^,^,_ 
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in  the  desrripf  inn  of  which,  no  other  author  we  kn,>w  of  ^"  1  -^^^^^  ^^»-     ^  ,     ^,     ,„,,  pu,,.  lieard. 
This  is  truly  an  awe-inspirin;!,  yet  very  pha.Mig  ^'^"""^.^"^'''"^fVle  episode  of  Heme,  the 

Henry  VIH."  The  scenes  and  ohamrters  are  P'"-^'>f""y    '  '^^^^^  '"^  „  ^"^  ^1  ,,,„,.t  afraid  to  be 

De,n.^,  Hunter,  i.  one  of  the  tlneslChost  Storu^  *\  ii:!   J  C.stle  t    1  i  s  U.ival  I'ark,  the  tin.e- 
'  caught  with  the  l«'.,k  ,.pen  before  us  at  luKhught.     y\iM  ^^'  ^  "^'  ,^.  gkill._/.o...  Qaarlerlv. 

honored  residence  of  the  Ef.gU^h  Mouarchs,  is  described,  too,  TMth  masterly 


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»lIusti-attB  from  1'     Englin!)  Ijntou. 

„^;  ;:;,!l!lTi'/r;:^f;r?'"'  -<"■  '"."rCinK  T„l,.,,f  the  H..  ,.,«,  „. „.p,,.    Th«  sr.„.,  are  .lm«,„  „., 

ihey  excel  >ii  ilieir  irne  mill  fiiiliful  delineHtiims  «ny  on  record 


i»ni,  fnll  (if  inlt'iiKft  inlerpst  ■ 


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are  un-<,,K,ile,l  in  Iheir  varied  nnd    ee^  nl^n,    iV      ,  .        '"'"'■'•.■  "'"  Advenlures  (,C  P,„,l  IVriwinkle," 

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things  have  hren-'evenSchh^^^^^^^^  "  "  f""'".  "'''"'  '^"H'f"!"'-" 'lid   not  msm         s    .such 

tenors  of  the  .^eun,  «r,hh  ,,  ch7m,s  .f„,^  ,1 ""/  ^P*"^'^'' »v;.nder,ne„,."    The  Muthor  1,  ,„  tMindi  .r  with  "he 

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THE  FATAL  MARRIAGES. 


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ATTTHOR  OP  •  VALEN 


I5Y  IIEXKY  COCKTOW 

SXTIXK  VOX,'  "TlIK  STKWAUL',"  "SYLVE; 


Sllusti-ntrO  from  tje  Unalisf)  Haition. 


ESTEIl  SOUND,'  Ac. 


NOnCES    FROM    THE    KNOMSn    PRKS9 

The  nmluir  III  ■•  Valpii.il...  v., v"  i.„,  r.:.i..  _. I, _ 


fcy  any  previou?  eHUrl.-  Kion>n,r.  '""fceni^l  C/  <ties....i.    n,,  presrnt  work,  "The  disier-  •■  i.  nuiticallerf 


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PLANTATION  MEWDIES, 

T,l"vrw  AMD  MOHT  rOPUr.AH  SONGS, 


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Julius'  Bride, 

Ciil  fiom  lie  feoutli, 


CONTENTS. 

lOoodbye,  Linda  lub, 
Yaller  Busha  Belle, 


IRoey  Anna. 
Gib  me  a  Hut, 
Uncle  Gabriel, 


.„.tfr'5e.»  B.U.  .IvSg-r^  „,  «.„,f  tX;-   ^«.  »  --' 


viiwing ' 
D.'  Menagerie  is  coming, 
Sally  White, 
Sally  Weaver. 
(;;n!,WsWt.diUn?. 
\i  ,.11  all  make  a  Laugli, 
Julia  TanmT, 
'SUeeters  do  Bite, 
.,„„,H,yV  Uambles, 

l"r\iiiu'a  Maid, 

Ole  .law  B'lne, 

Cyiilbia  Sue 


Home, 

Ahool  Aboo! 

Sally  is  de  Oalfu- me, 

'iLilT  "f  tl'«  Valley, 
We  are  here  Tu-mgnt, 
Snow-Uroj)  Ann, 
My  Ole  Aunt  Sally, 
O'.i,  come  back, 
Ole  King  Crow, 
Sailin-  on  de  Ole  Canal 
Susan  ob  de  Valley, 
Commence,  you  Niggers  all, 


Uy nima  ouc.  Commence,  you  i^  .bb^- "  - 

Ole  Ma«sa  .s  going  to  1»^;, ,  U  „  n^^I,  (new  vrsio^^) 
NigijevH  History  of  the  V  "^W-  j^'^j^j  je  Ole  Gim>  Tr.e, 
Work,  Nitlgerx,  work,  j^^j,^  Haft^^man, 


r(x>r  Xeliv  Ann, 
Susanna,  Ueiir, 


The  Jiillv  Haft^sman, 
Blue  Tailed  Fly, 
Susv  Brown, 


Sn''iU-Cane  Green,  -Ht.  Is  ii:"er  ti.  'eral, 

VVT?  down  Sou'ii  m  Alabama,! De^I^^'ig^^^j  g^,^,^^„^ 


Gay, 

Limpin'  Sal, 

KcUe  ob  Alabama, 

1  Corns  back,  Steben 
l'arody<.nthePhanton.Uiorui, 

Let's  be  Gay, 

Oh,  come,  nark.es,  corne 

iShoneepsintlw\»Uev, 
'NebermmddeW.   "  loUa, 

Miss  Nancv  I'aul, 

Wilcliii.g  l)mah  Orow, 

Comi  to  my  Darkey  Home, 

,Mv  I'retty  Floy, 


General  Taylor 


L. 


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TUB  LIKK  AND  AhVKNTUUKS  ( >K 

JOSEPH    T.     HAR_ 

The  Bold  Robber  and  Highwayman-         ' 

ril    10    ELKUANT    AND    SPIHITKI)    EXGRAVINOa. 


WIT. 


»V   THB    M-mOB    OF   "jOUN    A.    MLKUKLI,."     "  COI..    M.,NnoK    KmVA.,DH,"    AND    "  IT.  SEN   JEWEPr  " 

'IilK  LIFK  AM)  ADVHXTlTlUvS  OF    ^^"^  '      ^ 

somm  A.  Ei p a ,vi B I, E, 

The  G.eat  V7e3tera  Land  Pirate  ■  ' 

WITJI22  j!:n/:(r  \\T  wo  spiuild  lxlhavi.ygs. 


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THE  LIFE  AND  ADVENTURED 

or  THK 

ac(i>ropli5l|t!p  /otjct  (iniP  0mmiiltt, 

COL.  MONROE  EDWARDS, 

With  Twenty  Graphis  Desrriptivc  Engravings. 

PRICE,  as  CENTS. 

r     n  r,  .»„    Fso     Editor  of  the  Knickerbocker  Magazine,  th«s  spral*".  i"  ^he 

MoKROE  Edwards: —  ,. 

..  WK  p.,sed  an  hour  in  the  Sin.-Sing  State-Prison  ;'«'  f «'  ^;,^ '  ^  ^'Juuir^r 
with  i.a.,si.tible  sympathy  the  wretched  --'-' ^/^^^ t"  v  s  r  T^l^e '^^  toil,  the 
an,  c  '  the  actual  suilerin^  of  .mpr.sonmrnt  s  ^PP-^;  °^  ^  ;^°;,,„,  „f  „.e  convict ;  hi, 
coarse  fare,  the  solemn  silence,  the  averted  look,  h  «  ^^^  ^^'^  I ^,,^^,^  ,,  ,,e  naked 
narrow  cell,  with  its  scanty  furniture,  h.s  hard  ^'^ '  '^^  7;,  „  ,  .^heart '  durin,  the  Ion, 
eye'     Ycr  do  but  think  of  the  demon  Thought  that  mu.      eat  up  h  s  ,  ^^^^^^  ^ 

and  tnconceivabty  dismal  hours  wh.ch  he  passes  '\"  '"/^^^^  ^  ;  "a,  ' ,  n,  nd  but  mo.st 
Think  of  the  tortures  he  must  endure  -m  '.e  ™^^  .^  t  a„1  ^-adth.  of  a  sensi- 
ternble  enemy,  Imagination  !     Oh,  the  height,  the  ''<^f "' » '^      ""'^  j  „„  ^  ,,ill,  within 

tive  captive's  sorrow  I     As  we  came  away  from  the  gloom     -"J;  ^y^;  .^J^,  ,    „,  j.,,„„„ 

.he  doLun  of  the  guard,  the  Prison  ^^^-(^^^^^^^^^^^^  ^-'^  "^"  "^  -^■ 
or  any  other  mark,  the  bones  of  those  who  had  '"'  "^^  «  ^"'^^^^^^^J  f,^,  ,,,  ,.ad  marked  in 
f.in,  was  ended.    There  sleeps  ^^;>^^'>^^^^2  tZ    H-  -,  well-dress.!,  black 

successive  year,.     We  first  saw  h.m  when  on  h.s  »  '-» •  gentleman,  and   an 

whiske.cd,  ,«„.ing.self-possessed  person.  «;;^\f''=J^'''j;;  „,,,„,  eourt  wUh  courtezans 
effrontery  that  nothin,  could  daunt^A^^^^  ^^^  ^^^_^^^^^  ^ 

at  the  door  of  h.s  cell,  at  '1  he  Tombs    tic  J  J  pseudo-prince  receiving  the 

.„orn.n,-,own,  with  luxurio..s  .h.skers  '^^  ^^^^^  ^J,^  ,,,„,,  .  ,e,on  stripe ,  ' 
honors  of  sham  sub.eets.     The  next  tune  w  ^  ^^^^  ^^.^^^  ^.^^  ^„  ,,,, 

Ki3  head  was  sheared  to  the  f^j'  /  .;;t  f/  :nTp.-essed  with  an  expression  of  remorse, 
brow;  his  cheeks  were  pale,  and  h.s  l.ps  we  e      j  ^^^.^^  ^^^^^^^  ^^^„ 

.a.e,  and  despaW.  Never  sha  1  -^'^;;-  \  tfty  i"Ls  with  a  cat-o'-nine  tails,  four 
endeavoring  to  escape,  and  had  ^"^^^  ''"^^'^Jj  [  .^  ,,,  ^..^  hj^,  aft^  the  lapse  of  many 
hundred  and  fifty  ^-'^"  ""  "'"  "f  f  ^"t '  i.  wo  k  «non  him.  His  once  erect  fra.r.e  was  bow- 
n,onths.  Time  and  suffering  had  done  the.r  ^"^'^  "^  J^nn-  hair  had  become  pray.  And 
ed  ;  his  head  was  quite  bald  at  the.top,  ^'^  'V't  'f^^e  '  u'ntil  he  reached  his  last  y-"  ■ 
thus  he  gradually  declined  to  h;s  -^^^""''^^  J"'  ,  '  ,;;„„,i„ee  himself  that  he  was 
dyin,  in  an  agony  of  terror  ;  gnawuig  h.s  e.na    ated  fn.  ers^^      eo  ^^^^^  ^^^^^  ^ 

.t.ll  ning  ;  that  the  appalUn.  change  ^om  ^^^J^^^^^^  I,  ,,,,.     „  not  the  way 
\nd  now  he  sleeps  in  a  fdon's  grave,  with  no 
ofth.Uansgreasor'hardl"'      ^    LONG  &  BROTHER, 

No.  46  (late  32)  Ann-street,  N.  Y. 

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MiVV  II.LISTUATKI)  KDITION— JUST  PrBLUSIIKI), 
Jprire  <JIiDfnt«-fiuf  Cfnta, 

Tin:  >iv8Ti:«ii:s  of  uaiiriage! 

J'liKiR  »So(  lAi.,  MoRAf,,  ANn  PiiYcuTAi.  Hklationh.  Addvesspil  In  both 
SV.rfs.  ir////  Jlinfs  in  (\  nosiua  a  Hiislmtiii  or  IViff.  Hi/  Miciiaki, 
IJvAN,  Mrmhry  itf  Hir  Hnijal  I 'ii/lrirr  of  I'hi/airiiiiis  and  Surgeons.  l*hy. 
ticinn  to  the  Mvtrojtolilan  Frrf  Hospital,  ^-i. 


THUI  m  NO  »ltC»KT  1!«  TtIK  .MATVBAI.  0»  THK  MOHAt,  WOKUl  MfmKD  rHOU  Till    INVlKTrnxTIVK  IM 

HAN.   ALL  THAT  HE  MAM  TO  uuA»u  AOAiMiiT  u  %tiixuh.—h»wyi  on  tilt  Purtuit  of  Truth. 

To  (,'iyf  dm  r»«<li'r  nn  id'inf  the  viiliio  ami  importnnre  of  thi»  ijrcHt  wirrk,  we  ((\vn  tho  Ta- 
b.tt  of  Coiiteiitu,  hiiniily  iwsuiiii^  luiu  thiit  iivrry  miliji'ct  \*  fully  ami  Hciontirtciilly  tr»'Bk'<L 

1  '"'r/fl*  '•-'•"•vKlcnre  of  Kminfuoi  iinU  ncmorn-  [ Ih^  W.iiiib  nni!  n»«imi ;  Alnllnpiiff  from  llm  r,mliitt„l 

Ivinu  I'ul'linill.in.;  .Yf..«liy  „C  im  nmlil.. .. ;  Viru,  i  Hli.- .m  hit- il  .,r  I'l.v.rlv.  A,-. ;  A.lnli.rv;  l,,iiu.iv» 

I   111  ti  Moilirri  IhvliK' ;  Klmiiii'iit  Kt-liiiirk'<  nl  Mr'<  Jiiiiiin    im  llii>  Hiil.jnc  nf  Cimjiitfiil  ridcliiy  •    \iii„,|,.»n     K\iri 
I   »..n;    MurriMKc'  wliliimt    M,..in«;  KsIImcIm  <i(  M.ill..'ri  innllimry   »!.■«■.  i,|  l.iiiti.r;    Mmm's'  I'uHcr  nl  i-fiMnn. 


ntiil  \\U*  MuriltiiMiii ;    rhi'oki  li()on  ihi>  lncriii»«'  cil' h 

j    I ill— Thi"  •.iilijirt  riiii.liliTcil  ;  Ocuriiil'illnn  (if   l-V 

I  liiiliH  In  l.iinilcMT;  HtMrlllcin  I'liftn  ;  l'iiiil''liiiif  iil  iiC  llin 
I  Siiliicril  mid  .XrliilliTPr  hy  tli»  KiiijIUli  liiw  ,  llUiilfii 
I   lion  :  'I  he  rnil  iif  iMiirrlnttn. 

CiniMKR  U.— I>rl|!ln,  niiiurt',  »nil  i'iir|i"'P«.  iiicl  ilii 
ll('<  if  Mirrlnge;  Kfllrillri  iif  th"' Mnrrinl  fftiili-;  lliv 
I  !!ili|ii;iHi  (in-jirlnu;  XfiTixltv  cif  .Mi.ti'rnn!  ('iirr;  I'm 
i  I'lT  iiuf  fur  .\i:irriM»c  ;  l-Ml  l!ciiiill<  Irnrii  Inn  nirly  Miir 
riiit'c ;  lliiriilliiii  of  t'riKliuilvr  I'nvNcrs;  Innliiiice^  of 
Viniily  111  (till  A((e;  Viiliiiilile  Prcrciilii  ;.i  niinril  In 
Miiriliige,  I'nwcM  of  t'onci'ptinn ;  U  M»rrl;i!;B  cniidii 
civf  In  l.nnit  Mfel 

I'liM'iKR  III— Tlio  fnn<miiiiriilnn  of  Marri'ffp  ; 
IMU  of  '  inlciim  on  ihp  imrl  of  ihf  Miilr;  'I'nn  lrir|inMU 
r"(i|ii!.'iil  iiiliiiiMry;  'I'hti  iiinil  (i|i|irn|iri!iln  litiiK  fur 
Hi'Miiil  n  iiinicrrc;  WhiM)  Hlnlinciici' |«  jiroiicr  :  in<tnn- 
iri  nf  d«:illi  during  coliinn  ;  I'minT  |irii|inrllonH  of  Die 
■•■\i'<  In  ihiirrluKi! ;  liii|ierrillvi.>nc-n  nf  llie  prnlt  il  fiinc- 
lii.ii:  l»<-vii"|iiiirnls  ill  rliildrcn;  IVriili-loin  liiilll  of 
.MiMurliiiliiin;  <'ii«f  rrlmni  hy  (JnH  ;  ri'iiinlc  clrriimci 
Sinn  :  HinKnliir  ii|i('miinn  ;  Cure  nf  Ihf  (imImI. 

riuiTKK  IV— IVrils  of  I'rcMiim.rn  i'nliiililmllon  ; 
Willi  i<  till' |iro|i<T  HBi' for  Miirriiii;!' ;  \.n\\%  ii|«>n  llif 
-i|i|iii;  fl.ili.iICK;  Juvenile  I'lirinii-i ;  (liiinions  of  lli« 
eirly  l,c|:isliilnrs  ■  I'liiln  nn  ilie  iicrind  for  riniiniiiiiinn  ; 
\ii-lnlU' ;  'I'lie  J.'VVh;  The  riivtnni'i  i.f  iliilirent  .NihIihI' ; 
Iri-h  Ch^Klity  :  lli-|irii|iorliniiiiie  M,irri;iv'e;  CniiteiiiienC 
liiMrioniliiy  ;  Yiiimi;  Women  mid  njd  Men;  riirentiil 
iiiiihiriiy  in  reanrd  to  Mnrrint'e  :  Kilh  In  he  Avniih'd. 

CiueTiK  v.— Kvihnliiii  rnhiiijiv  .Marriiitfe  MlneliK- 
eil  nn  Seii-irirmii.  rnrliine,  ic. ;  'I'lie  true  Imsln  ;  Mim- 
iiillnii  Wiiiiien  ni.d  l.triMiiinnle  .Men  ;  Men  iiioredeprhv- 
rd  111  111  Women  :  The  crenl  Cnnjiiifil  Ihiiv  ;  lrr<  >>uliiri- 
ly  in  MiirrinL'e:  Tho  rliief  end;  Siiidv  well  the  <'li.i- 
ncli  r  of  your  Inlehded  I'lirlner;  An' Irreliuinus  lliis 
li'iid;  Teiiiper;  CureM  of  .Miilrimnny ;  (;|.linrnp  on 
MMrri'iKe ;  l^ivo  Bt  First  riljiht;  Kuuiidutinn  uf  True 
l.ove. 

fiuiTrR  VI.— rolycnmy ;  I.riw  of  Nniure  In  Tern 
imnU!  Countries;  J.yiiiruus's  Method  nf  I'revenliiii! 
Jeil.iHy;  Curinu.il  ciKhiliH  ;  rnlM;:imv  In  AfrirH  : 
.•^.aiHof  Vlri-inily  ;  The  Umiilt  l,nwn  ;  U'hM  I'hysiolo 
fy '.''eni-he< ;  KxtniordinHry  Cnne  of  Sedui'linn  ;  'J'lie 
HItrns  of  Virpinity  iimy  he  Bh«eiit,  Hnd  vel  the  Keiintlfi 
he  H  viriiin  ;  liirentives  in  Civilized  l.ilb  In  Aiiiornus 
Indiil'jr.iices;  Women  di«like  nien,  >.vhn  lire  Brei;iirlnu< 
ill  Ihiir  Amours  ;  The  iiiinnr  iiionh  of  Women  ;  Their 
iiii|inri,inee  in  retninini;  (i  llusliaiid's  AlIiTtions. 

liniTKii  Vll— Keijiiiremenls  of  CnnjiiL'iil  Fidelity  ; 
(iniimli  for  refiiiiiiv  Cnhnhilatinn  on  Ihe  (i«rt  nf  n 
Wii:-;  CiirioiH  l;i\v«  nf  MuM-nv\  ;  when  the  Cnnjniral 
He'll  luuhl  nnt  in  he  |inid  ;  (i|iiiiinmi  of  the  Primitive 
I'/iilnrs;  Ciince|itii.n  during  I.nrt«tion  ;  Iliinu'er  ol  In- 
;ui  llnence  on  the  Utuhaoii'i  I'lirl;  Hyiniiathy  lictween 


linn:  ri'jiiiliir  Fiilliicy  ;  Olln<r  Ciiiuen  nf  Cniijii^nl    In 
lUlily;    Oelinite  lienllh  of   Women  ttflor  I'leuiidiny  ■ 
'I'he  rniisrii  mn^  deri'il. 

CiiAi'iKR  VUI.-Cliiini(»ii  In  the  System  m  Piiherly 
A|i|inpiiiiiei  ;  llevrlniiment  nf  the  Hriiln  :  Ftl'eri  nn  the 
Feiiiiile  liruiiiilziiilnii ;  Niuiiru  pninlH  out  her  lliuhin 
I'rednmlniim'e  of  Volupliioliii  IdPHu  ;  Tlio  Hedinl  I'li^' 
-Inn;  Tim  rrn(irr»i(  of  l.overn;  Inrrenne  nf  I'liy-.!™! 
l.ove;  Advire  In  ihe  Vmifif  nf  holh  He  ten  ;  Heernlion 
nf  the  ^'e^lllll  Flii.d  ;  Full  Develniiiient  nf  llie  MiOa; 
IVrlN  of  Incnminenie  iind  rnmijiirnl  Fjtrileme'il ' 
I'lilirrly  rniividered  ;  Origin  nf  Life  ;  fhy«iolo|;y  of  the 
Hexiiiil  ( irmin-. 

CiuntK  IX.— Cat!«e<nf  Fecundity  ;  Aliment,  »llii- 
iitinn  nnil  chnmie  ;  Aillnenco  nnil  I'overly  ;  'l'eiii|i€>r- 
iiiiient.  I'lmiionii,  Vnlltljin  ;  lm|ire|innlinn  diirinn  Hleeii' 
A  .Mnlherof  iljly  twoClilldrin;  llnppy  repiv  of  Nn- 
pnlenn  .  l'«n»e<  nrHurllliy  ;  Hoe-  Iiiipreuniitlnri  de|i.  nil 
limit  Ulion  (ho  Mhh>  or  Feiimlii?  liiiiHUence  Hnd  .sierill- 

(  IIAPTII  X.— The  Pensonii  mo-it  fnvnriilile  to  rnnreri- 
tinn  ;  The  Mmiiin  ino«l  iiliundiint  In  Hirlhii ;  I'l.puhir 
<ii|«>riliiinin  nil  the  -iihject;  Inlluenre  nf  Aliiiient; 
AphrnilisincK;  Coiiinn  iliirlnu' llriinkennem  ;  Hemn  nf 
IHntrenen;  Case  related  hy  Cniiihe  ;  KllecH  of  Menial 
Kiceriion;  Compiile  FfT.rtii  on  Ihe  |.iirl  nf  ilu-  Miiii; 
Cniireplion  :  iiirh.in  Faet.t  in  reitard  In  rrnsiiiiiies 
.Uiilinenie  Fiunnhln  In  Fi'ciindily  ;  An»..dot«  of  New- 
Inn  ;  The  AluKen  nf  enjnymenl. 

Cii*piKR  XI.— New  views  nf  Marrinfe;  A  Woman 
1^  mint  aiiiioiiicl  In  the  iinin  who  has  tniliati  d  her  in- 
111  Ihe  Myslerie*  of  Line  ;  Wwtt  n('e  dull  Its  Pleasures  ? 
The  Coiijiiiieiinn  of  Siuls;  The  Hense  ofl.oie  iiUi- 
niale'i  in  Ihe  Touch;  Proiwnsliy  t<(   lomh   Ihe   l.ned 

Apaihy  iiiler   Mir- 
,    ,.  .  A  IliisfiamlS  Ihiiy 
Hints  to  Wives ;  'I'he  twain  nhal.  \»  tine  Fle'-li. 

CiiAiTKR  .\l— Further  details  hi  regard  In  ihe  Repro 
ihiitue  Feniininy  in  Men  and  Wnnien  ;  Chlornils  Per- 
verlecl  ApiK'tites  In  Vniini!  «iirls  •  .Meann  of  eiire  '  .\i\ 
liiral  Deferts;  I'.llects  nf  FMiiiKuish:.'!!  the  (;ei,erii'.ive 
nrtmns;  CaHiraiion  ;  ll.«  Flleris  ;  (lri|!eii ;  ll.'ilinn  Cai 
trati;  Aneidotes  nf  Fiinurlis  ;  TheCiilamenl'i.or  Mnnlh- 
Iv  All'ectiun  of  VVninen,  I'seful  innriiiatiun  oiithu^iih- 
ject. 

CinPTiR  Xin— Nniilllty;  Si.Me  of  mind  previous 
to  Love  ;  Phennmena  nLservahle  In  Voiiiii;  \\  i  irien  ■ 
Analysis  of  l.nve  ;  Chastilv  ;  Natural  Cn(|iielrv  l!iM»-' 
Sean's  Cnmparisnn  ;  Aueciiole  of  .Mortaiirne  ;  Is  Mnd 
esty  NalurilV  Altrartlnns  of  the  Sex:  Hints  in  Parent.s. 

ClIAi'TKR  XIV.— Want  of  ollV'iriiig  ;  .Matrimoiial 
M'limililirallon ;  Illstinninn  lietwren  Impolenee  muI 
Hierility;  Proiar  .Mode  of  Treatment ;  f^nit'iilar  ease  of 
Impotenre  riiied;  (liher  i"i.so« ;  The  true  Prinrlj.les  of 
Kcstoratlon,   lianKcrnf  consulting  Uiiarks ,  The  end. 

II.  LONG  &  BROTHKH, 

43  Ann-st.,  N.  Y. 


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